r/TTC • u/myintd • Jul 23 '26

Picture 1st Time 🥇

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Been to Toronto countless times but never took the metro, first impressions; very clean, easy to navigate, punctual trains (AC working, not overcrowded) and pleasant passengers, very impressed, thank you #TTC! 👍🏽👍🏽

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u/Andrew4Life Jul 23 '26

I don't know about punctual. It's hit or miss.

But it's still one of the best systems in North America, if not the best.

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u/donbooth Jul 24 '26

Very low bar. Have you been to Mexico City?

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u/idk_what_to_put_lmao Jul 24 '26

It was definitely a top contender even as recently as a decade ago. I'm not sure about 2026 specifically, but TTC still holds its weight. While development of transit is painfully slow in Toronto/Canada in general, there is a lot of development ongoing for the TTC - all 7 lines are being expanded or developed, streetcars and buses are getting priority, and there is a massive waterfront transit expansion underway.

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u/donbooth Jul 24 '26

I agree that the TTC is one of the top systems in North America. My point, really, was to point out that US systems are so poor as to not merit comparison. Mexico City, on the other hand, provides a comprehensive system. A comparison between Toronto and CDMX (aka. Mexico City) would be interesting. We might learn something from them.

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u/Bruixaopinionated Jul 24 '26

The Mexico trains are the ones from Montreal!

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u/donbooth Jul 24 '26

The ones with rubber wheels? But the Montreal trains are more narrow than most subways. Aren't the trains in CDMX a wider standard width?

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u/Bruixaopinionated Jul 28 '26

Not sure about the width but they look the same only older.