Thousands of commuters walked, took taxis or phoned family members for a lift to get home last night as a section of the Yonge St. subway line remained shut during rush hour.
The subway cars were packed with riders, who were let off at the Eglinton stop, from where they were shuttled north.
A drenched Debbie Reynolds, 34, of Toronto, said she arrived at work 10 minutes late and had to wait 50 minutes for a train after work. After being let off at Eglinton, she still had a long walk ahead.
"It was pretty chaotic coming home on the train," Reynolds said. "I am more worried about the safety of the workers."
Zihan Kassan, 26, had to cancel a dentist appointment.
"It would cost $60 to get to the dentist by taxi," Kassan said. "I am frustrated because this is the second time this has happened to me."
Students Alex Binette, 17, and Alex Matthews, 16, said a family member was called to pick them up at York Mills.
"We had to wait 30 minutes and walk a couple of blocks," Binette said. "It really wasn't that bad."
Octavio Sanchez, 56, had to walk seven extra blocks to get to work. "My heart goes out to the worker who was killed," Sanchez said. "It only took me a little bit longer."
"The TTC carries 1.4 million riders a day during the rush hour," TTC chairman Adam Giambrone said. "Yonge St. is our busiest line carrying up to 50,000 people a day."
