St. Patrick (TTC)

St. Patrick
File:St Patrick TTC platform 2008.jpg
Location	449 University Avenue Toronto, Ontario Canada
Coordinates
Platforms	centre platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	underground
History
Opened	28 February 1963
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	35,530
Services
Preceding station   TTC   Following station Queen's Park toward Downsview Yonge–University Osgoode toward Finch

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.

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.

Nearby landmarks

Canadian Airman's Memorial

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

Main article: List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes

A transfer is required to connect between the subway system and these surface routes:

• 142 Downtown/Avenue Road Express northbound to Avenue Road & Bombay Avenue in the afternoon rushhour only and southbound to Downtown in the morning, with an extra fare required.
• 505 Dundas eastbound to Broadview Station and westbound to Dundas West Station

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.

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• St. Patrick Station at the Toronto Transit Commission
• AGO: The art of the subway redesign