Platforms centre platform Disabled access No Address Toronto, ON, Canada Province Ontario Tracks 2 | Structure type underground Passengers (2014) 32,500 Opened 28 February 1963 Platform Island platform | |
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Location 449 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
Canada Connections TTC buses and Streetcars
142 Downtown / Avenue Rd Express
505 Dundas Similar Osgoode, Queen's Park, St Andrew, Glencairn, St George | ||
St. Patrick is a subway station on the Yonge–University line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located under University Avenue at Dundas Street West. Wi-Fi service is available at this station.
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The station, which opened in 1963, is named for the nearby St. Patrick's Church. It is one of only two stations in the system to have a tubular shape created by the tunnel boring machine, the other such station being Queen's Park, the next station to the north.
The murder of a schoolgirl here in 1975 prompted the TTC to adopt system-wide safety measures such as the first police patrols on the subway and the installation of emergency telephones and alarms. One of the three cross passages was blocked off, as well as at Queen's Park station, to prevent it being used as a hiding spot for criminals.
Nearby landmarks
The Canadian Airman's Memorial was erected in the median of University Avenue above the station in 1984.
Nearby landmarks include St. Patrick's Church, The Michener Institute, the Royal Canadian Military Institute, the Consulate General of the United States, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Textile Museum of Canada, the Ontario College of Art and Design, and the Hospital for Sick Children. It is also within a very short walking distance, west along Dundas Street, to the original Chinatown.
Surface connections
A transfer is required to connect between the subway system and these surface routes:
Station improvements
St. Patrick Station was listed on the Toronto Community Foundation's list of stations which they expressed interest in donating funds for platform level appearance improvements. The organization successfully raised funds and designed the renovations of Museum Station. To date improvements at this station have not been finalized, and funding has not been secured.
There are plans to make the station accessible with installation of elevators in 2018 or the latest by 2025.