The subway driver will soon be the sole TTC staffer on board trains -- on the Sheppard line, at least. ( Marcus Oleniuk / Toronto Star file photo )The TTC is going ahead with plans to eliminate guards on its subway trains despite claims from the transit agency’s union that the decision will compromise passenger safety. But starting Sunday, Oct. 9 trains on Line 4 (Sheppard) — the TTC’s least-used line — will be converted to one-person train operation (OPTO). The transit commission plans to convert trains on its busiest subway, Line 1 (Yonge-University-Spadina), by around 2019. TTC spokesperson Brad Ross called Kinnear’s comments about terrorist attacks “alarmist and uninformed” and said that having single operators wouldn’t endanger TTC customers.

Source: thestar October 03, 2016 00:00 UTC