Tips: - This station has neither a parking lot, nor a…read morepassenger pick-up or drop-off area. - This station is below the Main Street bridge. You'll need to take the stairs or elevators (when operational) to and from the bridge. - If you need to take the TTC, Main Street station is a block north of this station and requires going down the Main Street bridge once you're on it. I have a sentimental memory of taking my first GO train ride from Danforth GO station. I had a summer job interview in Pickering and took the train eastbound for it. I then took it back to get home when I lived in the Beaches. This station is below the Main Street bridge. I've always taken the stairs to get to and from this station. There are three elevators, but they are out of commission for most of this year. If accessibility is crucial, I'd avoid taking the train here, and go to Scarborough or Eglinton GO station. With a PRESTO card, you need to tap one of the PRESTO machines to start your trip and tap again when you arrive at your destination. It's new to me, as I don't use GO Transit as much as I do the TTC. This station is on the Lakeshore East line. It's the station before you hit Union station heading westbound. I remember the ticket office closing fairly early in the day at Danforth GO. I bought a ticket at a machine back in the day. These days, you can get a ticket from a PRESTO machine, or simply get a PRESTO card and load money on it. It was nice to ride the train and stop at Danforth GO a couple of times. It looks the same. (381)

Obviously, I have to recommend this train station because without it you wouldn't be able to go…read morewhere you wanna go if it's someplace off of Danforth. It's obviously a smaller train station than Union Station, but underground. It is quite big from the trains to the actual station. Above ground, there are restrooms and a warmer place to wait then outside where you can see the trains coming. Not much to really say about it, since it is just a train station. The thing I don't like about this station is it's a long walk uphill to get to the street. And when you've got luggage and you're exhausted and it's snowy and icy outside, it's kind of a pain in the butt.

I got into a metal tube somewhere else, and got out of it here. Miracles! As with all transit…read moreservices, it rewards a certain level of mastery.

This is an excessively busy subway station as it is the closest station to Toronto Metropolitan…read moreUniversity (Ryerson), Eaton Centre and Yonge-Dindas Square, where there's always festivals being held. They have entrances all sides of the intersection, but if you're planning to take the train towards Finch and you're entering from the Eaton Centre entrance, be prepared to walk lots!

Ah, Pape subway station. I have fond memories of taking the Pape 72 bus, which runs from this…read morestation and heads south on Pape Avenue, doing a turn on Riverdale, and continuing south along Carlaw. I used to transfer from the 72 bus to the 501 Queen streetcar, and vice-versa, growing up in the Beaches. Back in the day, I frequented Towers and Consumers Distributing (I'm really going back in time) at the northeast corner of Gerrard and Carlaw. Gerrard Square was a block away, so I'd shop there as a teen. As an undergraduate, I had physiotherapy in the same plaza as Towers. The downside was that Towers had closed down. There was a Food City next door. Knob Hill Farms took over from Food City. The last grocery store that replaced Knob Hill Farms was No Frills. This entire plaza is gone to make way for Gerrard station on the Ontario Line, a rapid transit line. These days, the entire bus platform at Pape station is shut down, also due to the Ontario Line being built. Only two buses stop at this station now: - Pape 72 - Pape 972 (night line) My manager and I were reminiscing about the Don Mills 25 bus. He remembered it coming out of Pape station. I thought it ran out of Broadview. We are both right. Due to the bus platform shutdown, this bus has been rerouted to Broadview station. It was nice to reminisce about this station when I was riding the subway to get to Chester. Good memories. So much change! (485)

I have fond memories of Pape station as it used to be the station I had to go to as a child when I…read morewent to visit my uncle that lived in Thorncliffe Park. Wow how this station has changed since way back in the day when it was just like all the other stations on the Danforth. Pape has a new look both inside and out. These days that's not common at all. It seems that TTC has really spruced up this station for whatever reason but it's nice and Pape has a bunch of buses that run out of it basically 4 more than the others nearby that mostly have 2. Pape station is actually a bit north of the Danforth at Lipton Ave and Pape. The south west portion of the station has a tiny Tim Horton's as part of the station. It's not a half and half inside and outside the station set up like the McDonald's at Dundas West but it's s tiny, busy little stand. The bus loop around entrance is off pape and the buses drive clockwise around to Lipton Ave. The 25 Don Mills travels north along Pape to the Leaside Bridge and east on Overlea before turning north on Don Mills road with a connection to Don Mills and Sheppard to the 4 line continuing north all the way to Steeles before looping around a few small side streets before turning south. The 185 Don Mills express basically travels the same route but only stops at certain bus stops. The 72 Pape bus runs south from Pape station on Pape ave turning right on Riverdale and then left (south) onto Carlaw and follows Carlaw all the way to Commissioners Street and goes west on Commissioners basically to Cherry before looping back around. The 81 Thornclilffe Park bus goes north on Pape ave to Millwood and turns right at Overlea and loops around Thorncliffe Park drive. This bus route is rather short but has a lot of high rise buildings that it services. There's been rumors that if there is to be a downtown relief line (subway) built that Pape is considered one of the stations to be a terminus. If that happens the use of this station will increase dramatically.

Getting from the arrival area at the airport to the express train is a long and winding walk. But…read moreit is well signed, and once we got there, staffed with friendly people to help the clueless. Pay for the ticket at the kiosk just before the platform to save a few dollars. You can use your credit card to pay, swipe to get in, and then swipe to get out once you exit the train. Union Station is the last stop, and from there you can easily connect to the subway. Once you know how to do it, this is probably the least stressful and most economic way to reach the city. And the most environmentally friendly too!

Very convenient service but needs an extension of hours! I know it may be wishful thinking but 24/7…read moreservice would be amazing. Or at least starting around 4am, as there are many early flights. Coming in late also might limit folks, as they plan to take the UP and come in later than expected. However, fast and efficient!

It's a subway and bus station so there's really not much to rate here. It is small and easy to…read morenavigate which is a definite plus but it also means the station doesn't really have anything about it they makes it very special. It's got a bunch of leaks in the roof which means the TTC usually has to put out bins to catch all the water when it rains or the snow/ice melts. There's an elevator which is great if you can't use the stairs or escalator and need another accessibility option. There's a tiny newsstand on the floor between the subway platform & the bus platform and there's the cool Ossington Dots art throughout the station (read the plaque to learn more about the piece). Gave the station 3 stars cuz as I said above it's pretty average so it deserves an average score. Happy trails transit riders!

First off; lot of cities don't have subways; lucky to have them (even if toronto is underserved and…read morelacking in more routes/extensions (mainly to the south/west; libery/parkdale, etc), those upset about east/scarborough; your own fault for living in awful SCARBS!!! ;) Ossington is between Dufferin/Christie; design is simple/basic; similar to lansdowne station (renos occurring now), wouldn't be surprised to see a facelift soon..

Tip: Remember to tap your PRESTO card at the station before you start your trip and after when you…read moreget to the station that is your final destination. Last Friday, I decided to take the GO train from Pickering GO station to Exhibition GO station for the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE), which is also affectionally called The Ex. I live in Markham. If I were to take the TTC, my commute would be at least 1.5 hours with four transfers to get to The Ex. I thought that a direct GO train ride would be better and it was. It took an hour. What can be confusing is how Lakeshore East and Lakeshore West routes work for a major event like The Ex. I found that what the GO Transit site was saying versus what was actually happening on this line were different. When The Ex is happening, Lakeshore West runs from Durham College Oshawa GO to Union station. The train stops for a bit, as Union station is a hub, and then continues west to Exhibition GO. It's out of convenience for tourists and locals alike for such an event, which I appreciate! When there isn't an event like FIFA or The Ex, if you are taking Lakeshore West, it stops at Union station and then goes back east, becoming Lakeshore East. If you want to continue going west, you need to transfer to a different train platform and take Lakeshore West that continues westbound. A bit weird. It is what it is. Similarly, if you are taking Lakeshore West eastbound and there isn't an event like The Ex happening, it stops at Union station. You need to transfer to get the Lakeshore East train to get you eastbound. My experience was that I took the Lakeshore West train from Pickering GO station to Exhibition GO station. The conductor made an announcement before we stopped at Union station, saying that this train would briefly stop at Union before continuing westbound, stopping at all stops, including Exhibition GO. It was the clarity that I was seeking, although I knew that this train would continue westbound. I made the mistake of looking at the GO train schedule. It told me to transfer at Union station, which is the regular schedule without The Ex. The ride to Exhibition GO was pleasant. The train was delayed by five minutes right off the bat. It was minor and we got to Exhibition GO five five minutes later than usual as a result. Everyone left the train and headed down to the main CNE exit in an orderly, civil fashion. It was nice to see. This station has a lot of stairs and three elevators. Most folks took the former. Families with strollers or folks in wheelchairs did the latter. I was trying to figure out where to tap my PRESTO card to conclude my trip. GO Transit did a good job having a ton of PRESTO machines when you exit the station and head directly to the entrance to The Ex. I tapped and felt accomplished that I completed my trip. Heading home, I entered Exhibition GO station and immediately tapped my PRESTO card. I looked at the screen and needed platform 4, which was in front of me. I took the Lakeshore East train from platform 4. Passengers left the train first. We then boarded in a civilized manner once again. My ride back to Pickering was smooth. This train did stop briefly at Union station. The conductor announced it and did a countdown four minutes before the train would continue eastbound. I hadn't taken any GO train since I last worked at Union station many moons ago. It was nice to hear that countdown again. Exhibition GO station has four tracks: - Tracks 1 and 2 are on the north side of the station. It handles westbound traffic to Mississauga, Oakville, and Hamilton. - Track 3 is an inner bypass track. - Track 4 is the south platform handling eastbound traffic to Union station (normal) and beyond if there's a major event happening, like The Ex. Other than the weird confusion between the regular schedule on GO Transit's online site versus what I had experienced heading to this station, I had a wonderful experience taking the train to and from Exhibition GO. I'd do it again when I want to go to The Ex. (378)

A work in progress but I eagerly anticipate the completion of the new station on the GO & Ontario…read moreline.

I have fond memories of being at Chester station. In grade 8, I had a friend at Chinese school who…read morelived near this station. I'd often come visit her at her home by taking the subway from Main Street to Chester. A few Saturdays ago, I took line 2 (Bloor-Danforth) from Victoria Park to this station. There was an announcement that the line was closed at Woodbine heading westbound thanks to a trespasser at a station west of it. Shuttle buses were to be deployed. However, when the train that I was on reached Woodbine, another announcement said that trains were running again. I got to Chester. I walked up some stairs. I ended up on the east side of Chester, in a new building. I walked through a Presto kiosk. An older woman was sitting nearby and asked me if trains were running. I said yes -- that they were running again for the last ten minutes. She thanked me. She went through the Presto entrance and headed down to the subway. I remember the original part of this station, which is still located on the west side of Chester Avenue, north of Danforth Avenue. If you need a human to help you out with directions or transit fare, it's best to go there. The new building that I exited and ultimately entered to get back to Victoria Park station is unmanned. The last time I was in this area, I parked on Chester Avenue for free and walked over to Cinnaholic, which is the main reason why I hang out in this area. I noticed heading back to the station that there's a Green P parking lot next to the new building. Cool! I liked taking the subway here and back. Because my trip was less than two hours, I didn't have to pay heading back to Victoria Park because it was considered a transfer from one train to another. (484)

This subway station is in Greektown so it is convenient. I used to use this station multiple times…read morea week 2003 to 2012 for some entrepreneurial work. I am now using it weekly starting 2022. The station has always been clean. Presto gates were installed in 2018. There are two Presto pay kiosks. The station was modernized by 2021. There is a very modern building and entrance on the east side of Chester Ave (the main building with a live TTC staff is on the west side). Beside the new building is a large parking lot with a few accessible parking spots. There is free WiFi. The station is wheelchair accessible with the use of elevators. There are no customer washrooms. There is paid and free neighbourhood street parking. Review 2023-079

I was recently in the area to pick up food at Rudy. I parked on the street north of Danforth…read moreAvenue, parallel to it. I walked up Linnsmore Crescent and saw Greenwood subway station. Normally along the Bloor-Danforth subway line (it's called line 2 these days, but the former is far more meaningful), a subway station is on or steps away from the street after which it is named. Greenwood is an exception. Greenwood Avenue is a good block west of Linnsmore. I spent a couple of summers in this area. In grade 7, I broke away from taking Cantonese in the summertime to focus on fun activities, such as calligraphy and badminton. My mom felt that I was revolting. My reasoning was that I was taking Cantonese on Saturdays throughout the regular school year, so why not try something different? I won. Yay! Anyway, calligraphy and badminton were offered at Lakeview Secondary School, which was roughly south of Greenwood station. The school became Catholic a few years later, as I recently drove over to check it out. Greenwood station had one bus coming in and out of that station: Greenwood 31. I had the option of taking that bus down to Queen Street East, and then hopping on the 501 streetcar to get home. The problem was that this bus didn't come as often as the Coxwell 22 bus. Instead, I walked along Monarch Park to Coxwell and took that bus to get down to Queen Street East. It now has two routes coming in and out of the station: Greenwood 31A and 31B. The former goes down to Queen. The latter goes further south to Eastern. Buses run every 20 minutes on weekends. They seem to run every 13 minutes during weekdays, which is significantly better than when I needed it. Figures! Sadly, this station does not have an elevator to support accessibility. It does have escalators. Coxwell, the station to the east of Greenwood, is your best best for accessibility needs. The station looked pretty quiet when I was briefly passing by. I saw one person come out of the station. It looked nicely kept and clean from the outside. (35)

This is a pretty small subway station as stations go in Toronto. Therefore the bad TTC service is…read moreeven more poor here. I've had to catch a cab from the station a few times to get to a friend's house because the buses come so infrequently. The sad thing is, it's still more reliable to get down to Leslieville from here than trying to catch a streetcar from Yonge street.