Brand-new TTC Line 6 Finch West keeps shutting down and causing chaos
Jack Landau
created: Jan. 12, 2026, 2:23 p.m. | updated: Jan. 13, 2026, 5:38 a.m.
TTC commuters started the work week with a groan of frustration, as the newly-opened Line 6 Finch West LRT suffered yet another in a series of outages that have plagued its first few weeks of operation.
Toronto's newest transit line debuted to much fanfare on Dec. 7.
Line 6 Finch West Regular service has resumed between Finch West and Humber College stations.
https://t.co/OPP2W4fEzn — TTC Service Alerts (@TTCnotices) January 12, 2026Granted, based on the line's brief operational history, those shuttle buses may have actually been an improvement for commuters.
Even when the line is actually functioning, its operational speed has been criticized as laughably slow.
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