Local GO stations were mobbed today (Monday, June 17) as throngs of people commuted into Downtown Toronto to attend the Raptor’s Victory Parade.

Witnesses reported hundreds of people at the Aldershot GO Station during the morning rush hour.

Metrolinx spokesperson Scott Money said the busyness is not isolated to Burlington with vast numbers of people commuting to Toronto from across the entire GO Train network.

“It’s literally everywhere,” he said.

“We are doing everything that we can, but we are expecting an unprecedented number of people in the city today."



Metrolinx spokesperson Scott Money

“We’ve been working with police and the city, all municipalities and local transit agencies across the region for the better part of five days or so since the Raptors won. We have been expecting 1.5 to 2 million people, so we’ve got all hands-on deck. We’ve got every possible staff and security person working. We have as many trains and buses operating right now as possible.”

Money said GO stations started getting busy at around 6 a.m.

At the Aldershot GO Station the parking lot was so choked with cars at 9:20 a.m., that considerable illegal parking was taking place.

Tow trucks could be seen removing numerous vehicles.

During his interview with the Burlington Post at 9:15 a.m., Money had to call back to fix a bad connection noting there were so many people at Toronto’s Union Station that the cell network was being disrupted.

The parade and celebrations are expected to run from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.