Sherbourne Station

One of most obscure station, not friendly to stroller or anything with wheeles going in, exiting is fine
The ttc photo office is here, always a line up at the end of month

Not one of the nicest when it comes to appearance (possibly because it’s so close to the down-​trodden St. James Town neighborhood), the station offers average service for those traveling on the east-​west Bloor-​Danforth line of the TTC’s subway system. Station could use some renovation so that it can reflect both modern and cultural looks relevant to the area. Station has two entrances/​exits: the main one located at the corner of Sherbourne Street and Bloor Street East and the other at at the end of Glen Road, a small residential side street just off Howard Street.

This station went from being a merely a tiny annoyance in my daily commute, to a major piss off for the last few days of the last few months.
See, here is what happens every 28 to 1 of the month, The stairways become a clogged mess filled with slouching students and sprawling stragglers waiting for hours to get their ID made in order to take advantage of the new $ 99 TTC deal. The problem arises because the frigging ID photographer is only available for a couple of hours starting at 3:00 pm. He/​she must be the slowest damn photographer ever because that line doesn’t move… AT ALL. So one must leap, push, and hurdle over the writhing masses, along with listening to their inane prattling. It makes me want to pull out my hair!
On a regular day it is all about the head phones, head down strategy where one must avoid people asking for money and smoking directly outside the doors. As an upside however there is a Tim Horton’s right across the street, and the mindless automatons keeping the glass box warm are usually civil, especially when I flash them my award winning WestJet smile.
Bottom line… this station is a thorn in my side, but a necessary one which I must use daily.

Definitely not the prettiest of stations. As with many of the stations in Toronto this one too is falling apart. Though there are two collector booths, no matter how busy it is only one is ever open. In my two years living near by I think I’ve seen the second booth open only once.
The guy at the newspaper stand is always friendly.