WATCH ABOVE: Situation left confused travelled stranded, crammed in to Union Station. Mark Carcasole reports.
TORONTO – A “suspicious package” found on the tracks of the Exhibition GO Train Station wreaked havoc during the rush-hour commute Wednesday causing widespread delays and cancellations.
Police said they received a report of a cylindrical package just before 4 p.m. Police closed all four tracks at the station as a precaution and service was suspended on the Lakeshore West line while a bomb-disposal squad investigated.
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A second package discovered at the station was determined to be a child’s backpack.
Service was also disrupted on the Lake Shore East, Barrie, Kitchener, Milton, Richmond Hill and Stouffville lines as a result of the investigation.
The package was detonated around 6:30 p.m. and just after 7 p.m. GO Transit said it had been given permission to resume service through Union Station.
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Exhibition Station has since reopened following the police investigation with service returning to normal.
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