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The TTC says subway service has resumed between Jane and Ossington stations after a partial derailment of an unoccupied train at Keele Station. Riders were forced onto packed shuttle buses and Bloor Street was closed by police due to the high volume of pedestrians.

The TTC tweeted about the service disruption around 6:08 a.m. Wednesday.

“Our crews are reporting a partial derailment of one of the middle cars of a train that was leaving Keele Yard. It was not in service,” TTC spokesperson Stuart Green tweeted about the reason for the subway shutdown.

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Commuters were redirected onto shuttle buses for the morning rush hour that ended just before 10:30 a.m.

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Green said 100 buses were ordered as track crews were on scene assessing the problem.

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Just before 9:30 a.m., Toronto police tweeted that they have temporarily closed Bloor Street between Royal York Road and Jane Street to traffic, only allowing TTC shuttle buses through, as roads are congested with pedestrian traffic due to the TTC subway shutdown.

Subway service has resumed and Bloor Street is now open according to TTC officials and police.

TTC riders packed into shuttle buses following subway service shutdown. Robbie Ford / Global News

An aerial view of the line up of TTC passengers waiting to get onto shuttle buses. Kimberley Fowler / Global News

Line 2 Bloor-Danforth: Regular service has resumed between Jane and Ossington. — TTC Service Alerts (@TTCnotices) January 22, 2020

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Traffic: Bloor St W is temporarily CLOSED btwn Royal York Rd and Jane St. Only TTC shuttle buses. Roads congested with pedestrian traffic due to TTC subway shutdown. Thanks for everyone's patience. ^ec#GO146908 — Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) January 22, 2020

Our crews are reporting a partial derailment of one of the middle cars of a train that was leaving Keele Yard. It was not in service. Currently assessing cause and rerailing plan but this will be a few hours to resolve. 100 shuttles ordered Jane to Ossington. GO protocol below. https://t.co/H6B48gVlNt — TTCStuart (@TTCStuart) January 22, 2020

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This could take a while. Our track crews are on scene assessing. 100 buses ordered. If coming in from the west, recommend picking up GO at Kipling. You can ride on a TTC fare. https://t.co/V7t2xtaROt — TTCStuart (@TTCStuart) January 22, 2020

Customers may utilize their TTC fare for GO Transit at the following stations: Union, Dundas West and Kipling. — TTC Service Alerts (@TTCnotices) January 22, 2020

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