Like they say ... Yup, good ol' Christie subway station, home of Christie Pits park and Koreatown…read moreshopping; plus, Tims pretty much beside and a Baskin Robbins, too. This station is foot friendly - there are no endless turns and corridors to make it from the street to your train and vice versa. We have group walks meet here often as it also has a decent amount of interior space between paid fare area and outside. Sometimes you'll even find a staff on duty. The layout is wide and open so that traffic moves well, no bottlenecking. (Not unless one of our infamous Presto machines goes boink and we waste more minutes of our lives, navigating the problem and wondering WTF was wrong with the turnstiles that worked like clockwork, anyway?)

Good old Christie station. As mundane as many as it's as generic as just as many. This station…read morefaces Christie Pits, the largest park in the area. The west side of Koreatown, Seaton, and the Annex as well as Bickford Park and northern Little Italy, Christie serves a very wide range of nearby neighborhoods. Between Ossington, Christie and Bathurst these stations serve me as an individual as being the 3 closest stations with the widest range of local eateries in town. There's only one bus that runs off of Christie and you will need a transfer from another station to use the bus or a transfer from the bus to get into the station etc. The 126 Christie bus is a very short route. It loops at Bloor right in front of the station (east side of Christie) and goes north along Christie intersecting both Dupont and Davenport before turning east along St. Clair Ave crossing Vaughan road and Bathurst before crossing Yonge near St. Clair station (Line 1).

I like that there are two separate entrances at either end of this station…read more The station seems to be a little better maintained than many other stations which is nice. There are tons of stores and restaurants near this station from coffee shops, toy stores, pubs and nicer restaurants so it's like being downtown without actually going south of Bloor (if you like that sort of thing).

Underrated subway station. There are two exits, the exit on the South side is right on the corner…read moreof Yonge/Lawrence just across the road from Starbucks. The North exit is only reachable after walking the length of the subway platform and exits onto Bedford Park near the Metro. The subway platform is a single central platform which keeps things simple. The 52 Lawrence bus departs from here, the 52A goes straight to the airport. Not the fastest way to get to the airport unless you're nearby. Bonus is that the bus picks up in an underground bus station rather than on the street so it's warmer in the winter (no windchill) and cooler in the Summer. The 97 Yonge bus does not enter the bus station and picks up on the street.

Centrally located, this subway station is connected to a shopping center so follow the signs to…read morefind where to go. Once there, you can buy a paper ticket or tap a credit card. The subway is kept clean and trains run frequently.

The station is wheelchair accessible and had 4 entrances from all sides of Yonge-College & Carlton…read moreintersection. The southwest entrance is through College Park building and you pass through the food court and shopping center to get to the station. It can get busy at times, so you need to plan ahead.

This is an open-air station (platform and bus stop) which means it can be hot or cold. At least…read morethere is a covering over the platform for rain. There is a single staffed entrance at the north end. There are 2 sets of stairs down to the subway platforms. This station is not accessible. You can watch the subway trains from an "indoor" walkway across the rails. On the ground level, there is a large loop for passenger pickup and drop off. But this is also the path for the Yonge bus line. There is no free WiFi and no customer washrooms.

One Exit One Entrance...One will never get lost…read more.. Right across from the Ramsden Park..always quiet and never busy. And of course not being underground, I always able to get a signal for my cellphone... No special designated drop off or pick up area...just tell your friends or your ride to pick you up at Black Camel across or the street!!

Bloor-Yonge subway station. It's a major subway interchange between lines 1 (Yonge-University) and…read more2 (Bloor-Danforth). I grew up knowing these subway routes without numbers. It was the Yonge-University-Spadina and Bloor-Danforth lines. You then had the Scarborough LRT (rest in transit peace) and the Sheppard line. As much as I like numbers, I'm putting myself in the shoes of a visitor. Which would be more meaningful? I'm not sure. What I think is that this subway station may feel overwhelming to a newbie. It's always busy. The craziness is at its peak during rush hour. Everyone needs to walk fast and get somewhere. I feel like it's a stampede to a certain extent. As someone who often dropped by this station growing up, it wasn't confusing. I recently took the TTC to get to this station on line 2. It's a shared platform between the eastbound and westbound trains when you arrive on line 2. I had to exit to get onto Bloor Street East. The exit that I'm used to faces Yonge Street. I used to visit the Toronto Reference Library across the street often when I was in high school and university. I used this exit to reminisce. There are a bunch of ways to get in and out of this station. Going home, I entered from Bloor Street East through the Hudson's Bay Centre. I don't really know if that's the correct name of the underground shopping concourse. Hudson's Bay is gone, which is eerie. We have Eaton's Centre without Eaton's. Hey, why not Hudson's Bay Centre without Hudson's Bay? I spent hours walking around the concourse as a student. There used to be a Felix and Norton. It smelled so good. I loved cookies, especially freshly baked ones. I still do! I can still picture the paper transfer dispensers with the red round button. They are long gone. There are lots of PRESTO kiosks and gates instead. One of the gates did not recognize my PRESTO card. Luckily, I moved to a different one and I was fine. Signage is clear to get to the right subway line. There are also TTC employees ready to help you, which I liked. There are four floors to this station. I took a combination of stairs and escalators while I was here to move between two floors. There are elevators for those who need to use them, but I can't comment on how effective they are. Most major TTC subway stations have washrooms. This station does. I have never had the need to use the women's. I arrived at this station at roughly 11:30 am on a Monday. I left the area roughly 2.5 hours later. Trains were running on time. I managed to get a seat both ways. It was a good time to be a commuter. My cell phone worked fine on the platform. It was cool. It was nice returning to this station. I grew up as a commuter living in the Beaches. It was nice to return to those roots for a brief period before I got to Victoria Park station, hopped in my car, and headed to the suburbs. (40)

My Spanish friend called this subway station with her cute accent that sounded like "blue onion"…read more And that's how i come to think of Bloor-Yonge. Lol It's a vibrant station where people transfer from all directions. It's a station where you will go up and down the stairs to get to the trains. It's a station where you can dance to live music, but you'd have to fight with the ever moving crowd for space. It's a station where you can buy snacks for companionship while traveling. It's a station where millions of stories come and go. Just like "blue-onion".

I'm a driver. A product of the suburbs. I covet the convenience of getting in my car whenever I…read morewant and getting where I need to go when I want to get there. So why am I reviewing a bus route... because I can AND because this one deserves praise. There's only been a few occasions in the last 7 months that I've NEEDED to take the bus but each time I've walked to Kipling this bus is like a good neighbour, a good friend, nay like Statefarm insurance - it's there! Even in weekends with reduced service it seems like 10 minutes is the longest I've ever had to wait. For those looking to access the lesser known beaches of south etobicoke from the city center a quick ride across the bloor line to the Kipling station and jumping on this bus will have you at the Humber campus where they begin, in no time. I also feel a lot safer knowing that my fiancée, a regular TTC rider, never needs to wait for her bus when she leaves early in the morning for work. I've clocked it and the express buss actually gets me to Kipling station faster than when I drive. All other bus routes take note. Oh and also.... no crazies in this route phew!

Don't believe in love at first boarding? Try the 45 Kipling, it's almost as if this bus is not part…read moreof the TTC's stable of lumbering monstrosities. It has been on time each time I've ridden (admittedly not very often, but still). The buses on this route don't bunch up, and the drivers are always pleasant. #29 Dufferin Bus, take note. The story of the 45 vs. the 29 is like the story of the two brothers in a large family: one is the golden boy while the other is the crazy fool, up to no good. Well done 45! Get yo shit together 29. I know this is a review of the 45, but I don't let go of any opportunity to berate the 29.#firstworldproblems

The subway is wheelchair accessible and the shares the same entrance to TTC office, on south west…read moreof Davisville-Yonge intersection. You can use both stairs and escalators to get down to the platform, and only stairs (or elevator) to access the street. This station is above the ground (and has good wifi reception lol)

Davisville station is located at the south west corner of Yonge and Chaplin Cresent opposite…read moreDavisville Avenue between Eglinton and St. Clair stations on the Yonge-University Line (Line1). Whenever I happened to go to this station it seems strange that they decided to go al fresco with this open roof design. There aren't that many stations that aren't either covered or underground so it's almost strange to see that this station is as it is. The thing about Davisville is it's the closest station to the TTC HQ as well. You'd think they'd make it less humble than it is but no frills I suppose. There's 4 bus routes that are transferable or connect to Davisville and they're: 14 - Glencairn 11 - Bayview 28 - Bayview South 97 - Yonge The 14 runs west from Davisville along Chaplin to Bathurst and heads west along Glencairn crossing the other side of Line 1 at Glencairn station continuing west past Marlee and Dufferin and turns south on Lansdown and west along Tycos before turning north on Caledonia and running back east along Glencairn back towards Davisville. The 11 runs east on Davisville to Bayview and turns north and does a turn near Sunnybrook hospital and continues north through the Bridal Path area and crosses the Sheppard Line at Bayview station and continues north past Finch to Steeles before turning around. The 28 runs east on Davisville and south on Bayview on the east side of Mt Pleasant cemetery through Leaside and south along the windy part of Bayview by the Don Valley and towards the Evergreen Brick Works at the east side of Rosedale. The 97A follows Yonge to York Mills from Davisville. The 97B follows the same route as A but also goes as far south as Queens Quay and the 97C goes as north as Steeles.

Pure chaos last night though this might be more to blame TTC for. Was heading on a Northbound train…read morefrom St. Andrews to Finch, but due to maintenance had re-routed from Union back Southbound and had to get off at St. George to then switch to another Bloor-Yongye line. Upon getting to St. George, the station was filled with people scrambling all around in different directions 3x more than usual, overheard a lot of the red-vested TTC help attendants getting pretty overwhelmed and tired of the same questions from commuters wondering when the next train would come and how the medical emergency that stopped the first train would be resolved. I think there's real opportunity to consider more service design into transportation in Toronto. This would ultimately prevent situations like these from happening. (Ie. More signs and clearer messaging to inform riders on statuses, map improvements, ACCESSIBILITY, etc.)

How do I review this station without letting my disdain for the TTC get in the way? Hmmm…read more.. How about I just tell you about the station? In case you don't know St. George (I like to call him San Jorge) is the patron saint of jolly old England lad (and lasses). Did you know if the other two saint stations not named St. Clair are also patron saints of Ireland and Scotland? That's right Saint Patrick (aka San Patrizio) and Saint Andrew (San Andreas). Now stay with me because this will make your mind explode if you haven't already fallen asleep... If you were to combine the flags of St. George (red cross over white), St. Andrew (white cross over blue) and St Patrick (red X over white) you get the Union Jack flag aka the flag of the United Kingdom? OK enough of the history BS. I made that all up... actually no I didn't I'm just making sure you haven't lost interest just yet while I play this shell game of writing things completely irrelevant to St. George. So this station is special in a sense that it is one of the main interchange stations in all of the TTC system. In rankings of importance it's right up there and probably 3rd just behind Union (first) and Bloor/Yonge (second) in my personal ranking system of things. I like ranking things don't ask me why but ya I consider this station 3rd. This station is physically on the north side of Bloor Street between Prince Arthur and Bloor directly behind the OISE building of U of T (252 Bloor W). There are 2 entrances/exits while one faces St. George itself and the other is at Bedford. This station is on 3 levels. Ground level is where you enter/exit, buy tokens and such. The next level down is the 1 line (yellow line) which runs on the Spadina/University side (Downsview endpoint) and the Yonge side (Finch endpoint). This line runs right through the core of downtown from Bloor south through Queens Park and down University Ave to Union station before turning back up Yonge Street going all the way up to Finch Ave. This line is basically known as the "north-south" line and has recently been given the designation as "1" in the TTC's elaborate naming system. The next level down is the level for access to the Bloor Danforth line also known as "2" or if you are into colors it can also be called the green line. This is essentially your east west line that runs from Kipling to Kennedy. Really though nobody here calls any of these lines here by colors. This isn't Boston and the numbers thing is new but this isn't New York either. We don't have enough lines to be getting into letters either. Let's just say "3" should be part of "2" and "4" shouldn't even exist. San Jorge station is an important station because as far as interchange stations goes this is one of them and it can get very busy here.