Eglinton Subway Station

One star for the Cinnabon smell. I could actually give it zero stars because it makes me want Cinnabon and I know I shouldn’t have it.
There ware always HOARDS of people here. It’s the same amount of people as you’d find at Union, but crammed into a much smaller space. Groups of chattering students screaming and yelling… always.
It’s an agoraphobe’s NIGHTMARE!

Why, oh why TTC? You take Presto @ Union, Dundas and Bloor, but not at Eglinton. You break my heart. This means I actually have to use dirty coins or tokens as opposed just taking out my wallet and tapping. I love to tap, and you deny me the pleasure of tapping. Uhh. yeah, one star off for not taking Presto.
What I like about this subway station is that it goes straight into an underground food court of a mall that has some decent places (like Sushi Shop and Cinnabon, Lemongrass Thai) and that automatically makes it better than Bloor-​Yonge. If you go upstairs to the first floor, there’s an Aroma café, Metro and Freshii (or used to be, I think it was in the process of moving last time I was there). Then go up one more, and you have a Chapters, Pickle Barrel and movie theatre.
Oh yeah, and the best part about this? It’s connected to one of the offices I work at, so I can take a break and watch a movie lol j/​k.
So it is convenient and not too dirty, so that’s all I want from a subway station. Thumbs up.

I guess as far as subway stations go, this one is a good one. After quite a long time of being closed (I think like 2 years) it now has working public washrooms, and it also has a Cinnabon, a bagel place, a «Treats», a Freshly Squeezed, etc. Not that I would want to hang out in a subway station, but if I had to do so at this one, it would be ok.

Yes, a review for a subway station.
I’ve actually grown quite fond of this station, as it’s my last stop to work. There are a few shops within the station that sells miscellaneous items, as well as a bagel store, a little diner, Cinnabon, Freshly Squeezed, Second Cup… etc. Let’s just say, if there was an earthquake, and people were somehow trapped inside this station, nobody would starve.
None of the stations in Toronto are actually spotlessly clean, so I’m not rating based on cleanliness. There is a high school nearby, so my morning commute is accompanied by noisy students, at the same time being nudged constantly by a hoard of backpacks.
Also, there is cell phone reception at this station, which is nothing to complain about :)

Yonge and Eglinton station is one of my favourite subway stations.
(And yes, 3 stars is considered a favourite when it comes to TTC!)
Highlights:
— One of the few stations where the platform walls are actually pretty
new and decent looking!
— There are shops and a cafeteria underground connected to the station.
— There are at least 47 ways to get to street level.
— The station is located at the center of young and eligible neighbourhood!
— There’s plenty to do in the neighbourhood. Restaurants, shops, movie
theatres, book stores (BMV and Indigo), future shop, etc. You’ll find
ANYTHING in this neighbourhood from crab juice to khalkhalash!