Lower Bay Station was opened and closed in 1966 as part of an experimental route to gauge
whether a segregated or intergrated subway system was more beneficial to TTC passengers, we're presuming
segregated won, hence Lower Bay closed. Today the station is used for training and filming purposes and so
both the concourse and trackbed are well maintained, if a little dusty.
Our visit to Lower Bay, with Dsankt of sleepycity.net,
was short but very sweet! Making certain to steer clear of the live rail we negated the tunnel heading into Lower Bay station,
occasionally ducking into an alcove to take a breather. It's an odd feeling walking through a subway tunnel not being absoluetly
certain whether you're going to be confronted by a train in the next moment.
Once out of the tunnel and onto the concourse time is short as there's no way to know for sure whether the concourse cameras are operational,
we'd be foolhardy to stay past fifteen to twenty minutes. Darting across the platform it seems all but identical to the live
stations, minus a few fixtures and fittings. Having shot a few pictures and wondered how much it's costing to keep
the place lit for no good reason we make our exit and vanish into the crisp Toronto evening above.
