College Subway Station

College station (not to be confused with the city in Texas) used to be busier during a time when Maple Leaf Gardens was in use. The façade of the old Gardens still exist on the north side of Carlton street but it’s now a grocery store with some things that have been kept to preserve the history of hockey. The walls of the station still have wall art pertaining to hockey.
These days this station is still is a busier station but probably due to the fact there’s more residential in the area much like the rest of Toronto. Much more being more high rises in every direction but especially near Yonge and Bay along College.
The College Park complex still has access to College station from the south west corner of Yonge and College while the east side of Yonge (Carlton side) has access on both the north and south sides of the street.
The main street car that travels along College/​Carlton (506) begins in the west side at the Howard Park loop which is on the west side of Parkside inside High Park which runs west to Dundas and takes Dundas only for a few blocks east of Sterling where College street begins the split with Dundas right near the «triangle» at Lansdowne.
The 506 continues to run across both Queens Park and College subway stations onto the Carlton side to the end before turning south and continuing east on Gerrard East following Gerrard at the Coxwell split and eventually north along Main street and goes to the Main street station.

Attractive, yet notorious (according to statistics, this is the number one station in the city for suicides) at the intersection of College (aka Carlton Street) and Yonge Streets. Close to College Park (aka the Carlu), the décor of this station is primarily hockey-​related murals to symbolize the station’s proximity to Maple Leaf Gardens (the former home of the Toronto Maple Leafs until 1980). Station is kept clean, traffic is manageable and the concourse connection to the retail level at the Carlu is extremely helpful. One of the best stations in Toronto’s core area.

OK, let’s pause a moment and be fair. I’m giving a subway station 4 stars. That’s a little ridiculous, because by nature anything TTC-​related should start at maximum 3 stars. But, if I really think about all the subway stations, College Station is up there as one of the best.
It always has an attendant behind the counter, great for purchases. The signage when you get off is clear — this way for these things, that way for those things. It has the helpful TVs that tell you how long until the next train. It’s attached to many helpful things, including banks, restaurants, grocery stores and even Winners. It’s not outside, so you don’t freeze while you wait for a train in the winter.