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Automatic Train Control server outage shuts down entire Line 1

S2 · 11 Dec 2024 · TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) · Toronto, ON, Canada

Record

CompanyTTC (Toronto Transit Commission)
IndustryOther
Type(s)outage
Date11 Dec 2024 (day precision)
Time of day~07:00 ET
LocationToronto, ON, Canada · Line 1
Severity (minor injury or single-unit damage)
ScaleLine 1 systemwide, ~30 minutes
Confidencehigh
Verified flagCited source on file; not independently re-verified

Summary

A server running the Automatic Train Control (ATC) signalling system's train-routing function went offline for unknown reasons on the morning of December 11, 2024, triggering the system's failsafe and halting all Line 1 subway service from Vaughan to Finch for about 30 minutes during rush hour; the TTC's interim CEO called the recurrence of such ATC issues "unacceptable."

Primary source

CP24

Publisher: CP24 · Retrieved: 2026-09-16

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DateSupporting source rowPublisherLink
11 Dec 2024 Automatic Train Control server outage shuts down entire Line 1 CP24 CP24

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