Up at York Region without any subway services, people living here has to rely on driving around or…read moretravel using the buses. Richmond Hill Centre Terminal is one of the hubs of a lot of bus services: Go transit, YRT, VIVA. Airport express #40 leaving from the station to Toronto Pearson Airport every hour from 5 AM to 2 AM daily which is really convenient if you living in the area and couldn't get a ride.

Ahh, the central terminal in Richmond Hill (ironically, just several feet from the Markham border)…read morewhere you're cornered in a ramp and where it's hard to access by foot. Considering lots of busy routes go by here daily, it's a little shocking how there's a lack of amenities such as washrooms or snack stalls. Well, they're building a washroom at the north end at the time I wrote this...but still a lack of a snack stall. The waiting area is terrible as well with a lack of a full sized "indoor area"...which is easily exposed by two automatic doors, and since it's located in a wide open space you're not very protected by most weather extremities. This terminal has gone under construction three times since it opened in 2005 and it's still cold as hell during winter...great use of our tax dollars eh? At least they installed a screen in one of the indoor waiting areas showing when the next YRT/Viva buses come in all the different platforms...

One of the best looking stations out there. You probably love it unless you're a York University…read morestudent. Since the opening of this station and the York University subway station, buses are no longer allowed on campus. Buses stop right here instead and students have to take the subway to campus. That's an extra 3.25 per commute just for 2 stops. You might be thinking "sounds like a YorkU problem!" But let's keep it real here it was probably mutual. On the bright side the campus is no longer crowded with buses and line-ups. Though the commute is a hassle now for GO riders.

After ten years this station finally opened in December of 2017. this station has to be the most…read morevisually impressive of all the new stations, not for nothing but the dual stained glass portions of this station, mixed in with the concrete all around makes this station a sure stand out from all of the other ones. the main/large piece of art was installed with the idea that it would bring natural light down to the platform, which it does effortlessly. this station has a good sized private parking lot which you will have to start to pay for from march forward. this station services ttc buses, york buses, and go transit buses. i would consider this station to be strictly a drive to station, given the close proximity of the highway 407, and hwy 400 via steeles or jane. one of my new favorites just for the artwork alone, and the pictures do not do justice to how breathtaking it truly is

I was recently in the area to attend a performance at Danforth Music Hall. For years, I have…read morenormally parked at a Green P parking lot when I'm in the area. It was full, mainly because it has reserved a number of spot for electric-charging vehicles. Instead, I parked on Broadview Avenue. I walked to the venue and passed by Broadview subway station twice. I have a lot of good memories of Broadview station. I used to live in the Beaches. My mom and I would often go grocery shopping on Sundays at the Chinatown at Broadview and Gerrard. We'd either take take the 501-504 streetcar combination to get there, or do the Main 64 bus to Main Street station, take the subway to Broadview, and then hop on the 504 or 505 streetcar heading south. I also took Cantonese classes in Chinatown. These routes were the norm for me on Saturdays. I then moved to taking Cantonese on Saturdays for high school credit. This school was near Spadina and Dundas Street West in the other Chinatown. I'd often take the 505 streetcar to Broadview, and take the subway and bus home. This station has been pretty meaningful in my younger days. I also ended up taking a number of bus routes that come in and out of this subways station. I had physical therapy appointments when I was an undergraduate student. The clinic was at Don Mills and Eglinton. The 100 Flemingdon Park bus got me right to the door. If I missed it, the 25 Don Mills bus was a good alternative, but I had a bit of walking to do. If I didn't feel like taking the subway between Broadview and Main Street, and I had time to kill, I'd take the 62 Mortimer bus. I kind of miss taking a bus because I was curious and had nothing better to do. I drive these days, so I don't have that opportunity. The subway entrance faces west on Broadview Avenue. I remember that this station has three levels with an elevator. It's wheelchair-accessible. I haven't been commuting on the TTC in ages. I really should ride public transit more, but I'm a suburb person these days. It's more convenient for me to drive or it would take me hours to get to and from home. It was nice to reminisce about countless visits to this subway station. I'm glad that it's still around. (196)

I take the subway every day.there is a it of problems there at the moment .there doing some…read morerepairs. It's a little inconvenient. But what can you say .it is what it is .

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.

The Terminus of the Toronto Stations. pioneer village is an interesting and well thought out…read morestation from all aspects. the platform is underneath steeles avenue and has a double entrance/exit system, the south end keeps you in Toronto and on the university's campus, and the north end has you in Vaughan and access to the public parking (free till march 2018) this station currently has a very nice piece of artwork but is currently decommissioned due to "possible profanities" pretty sad when you think about it, and a complete waste of money. this station on the outside has a significant amount of rusty effects on not only signage, but also the outside structure. this station is serviced by alot of ttc buses, to my knowledge i am unaware if any of the york buses actually use this station.

Built artfully but extremely inefficient. Long stair/ escalator rides/ difficult to understand…read moresignage and not to mention it's very cold inside during the colder months. Only perk is it's less crowded than York University station.

St. Patrick Subway Station is conveniently located on the intersection of Dundas W Street and…read moreUniversity Avenue. Both concourse and platform are wheelchair accessible. The station is well-maintained and it's going through construction at the moment. There's a TTC kiosk if you needed help from an employee and there are self-serve reload machines available to reload your Presto card.

Continuing my tour of Toronto's metro, today we rode the train to St. Patrick station. St. Patrick…read moreis on the Yong-University Line (aka "Line 1") of the metro and is between Queen's Park (towards Vaughan) and Osgoode (towards Finch). The station is named for nearby St. Patrick's Church. It is located under University Avenue at Dundas Street and the station does feature a free wifi network. For me, it was quite close to Chinatown. As with several other stations, St. Patrick has a center platform which means that the doors of the train will open on the left. The station does have access for handicapped and I was able to ride an escalator from the platform level to the ticketing level and then stairs for me to the surface. [Review 11006 overall, 779 of 2019.]

What a **it show…read more Construction, never-ending - moving at a snails' pace. You can only enter (from the St. Clair Centre) if you have one of those Presto card things (that don't work everywhere) ... You have to go to street level to actually enter the (dilapidated looking) station to take the subway - if you are paying cash or with a token. After enjoying quality transit systems in Hong Kong, China, Korea and Taiwan, the TTC is like something out of .. well, given the weather ... the Ice Age. A good transit system is good for everyone - for business, for commerce. The TTC makes you NOT want to board a train, streetcar or bus. Same for St. Clair West Station, Yonge and Eglinton, to name a few. If you have mobility issues, its another challenge. Elevators are not everywhere, escalators seem to be under "routine maintenance" very frequently. And forget about washrooms at every station - that would be asking way too much ...

Interesting station on the Spadina line. Connections to the Vaughn Road bus and the 512 St Clair…read moreStreetcar. Seems to have medium volume but the streetcar west can be a bit crowded at peak times. The decor is very 1970s and reminds me of the Montreal Metro. Not the worst TTC station by any means.

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.