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{{short description|Toronto subway station}}
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{{Infobox station 
| name          = St. Patrick 
| symbol_location = toronto
| symbol        = 1big
| style         = Toronto Transit Commission
| image         = St Patrick Platform 01.jpg
| caption = 
| address       = 449 University Avenue<br/>[[Toronto]], Ontario
| country       = Canada
| coordinates   = {{Coord|43|39|17|N|79|23|18|W|region:CA-ON_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}} 
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| website       = {{TTC station page}}
| structure     = Underground
| platform      = [[Centre platform]]
| depth         = 
| levels        = 
| tracks        = 2
| parking       = 
| bicycle       = 
| opened        = {{Start date and age|1963|02|28}}
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| accessible    = yes
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'''St. Patrick''' is a [[List of Toronto subway stations|subway station]] on [[Line 1 Yonge–University]] in [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada. It is located under [[University Avenue (Toronto)|University Avenue]] at [[Dundas Street, Toronto|Dundas Street]] West.

The station, which opened in 1963, is named for the nearby [[St. Patrick's Church (Toronto)|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 station (Toronto)|Queen's Park]], the next station to the north.

The [[murder of Mariam Peters]] 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/01/04/why-part-of-ttcs-st-patrick-station-is-still-sealed-off-after-1975-murder.html |title=Why part of TTC's St. Patrick station is still sealed off after 1975 murder |last=Brait |first=Ellen |date=January 4, 2017 |work=[[Toronto Star]] |access-date=January 5, 2017 |archive-date=January 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105000213/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/01/04/why-part-of-ttcs-st-patrick-station-is-still-sealed-off-after-1975-murder.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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==Nearby landmarks==
The Canadian Airman's Memorial<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.caamagazine.ca/caadvice_articledetail.aspx?ContentId=382 |title=Lest We Forget: Memorable Canadian War Memorials |first=Steve |last=English |work=[[Canadian Automobile Association|CAA]] Magazine |access-date=August 9, 2011 |archive-date=October 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006084828/http://www.caamagazine.ca/caadvice_articledetail.aspx?ContentId=382 |url-status=live }}</ref> was erected in the median of University Avenue above the station in 1984. Nearby landmarks include [[St. Patrick's Church (Toronto)|St. Patrick's Church]], [[The Michener Institute]], the [[Royal Canadian Military Institute]], the [[American consulate#North America|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 [[The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto|Hospital for Sick Children]]. It is also within a very short walking distance, west along Dundas Street, to the original [[Chinatown, Toronto#Downtown Chinatown|Chinatown]].
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File:Per Ardua Ad Astra University Avenue.jpg|Canadian Airman's Memorial
File:Art Gallery of Ontario 2023.jpg|Art Gallery of Ontario
File:OCAD University and the Downtown Toronto (March 2019).jpg|OCAD
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== Surface connections ==
{{Main|List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes}}
A transfer is required to connect between the subway system and these surface routes:

TTC routes serving the station include:
{| class="wikitable"
! Route
! Name
! Additional information
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!142 
|Downtown/Avenue Road Express 
|Northbound to Highway 401 and southbound to [[Downtown Toronto]]<br />{{small|Rush hour only, [[Toronto Transit Commission fares#Downtown Express fares|extra fare required]]}} -->
|-
!305
|Dundas
|Streetcar; [[Blue Night Network|Blue Night service]]; eastbound to [[Broadview station]] and westbound to [[Dundas West station]]
|-
![[505 Dundas|505]]
|Dundas 
|Streetcar; 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 (Toronto)|Museum station]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/410686 |title=Sneak preview of $5-million facelift |first=Leslie |last=Scrivener |date=April 6, 2008 |work=[[Toronto Star]] |access-date=August 10, 2011 |archive-date=October 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022074938/http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/410686 |url-status=live }}</ref>

As part of its Easier Access Program, the TTC added two new elevators, one from a new street level entrance to the concourse level, and a second from the concourse to the platform level. Construction started in late 2017 and renovations were fully completed by December 4, 2018.<ref name="TTC-2017-03-01">{{cite web |url=http://www.ttc.ca/PDF/Transit_expansion_PDFs/StPatrick_DisplayBoards.pdf |title=Easier Access Project – St Patrick Station |publisher=[[Toronto Transit Commission]] |date=March 1, 2017 |access-date=July 18, 2017 |archive-date=August 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831143939/http://www.ttc.ca/PDF/Transit_expansion_PDFs/StPatrick_DisplayBoards.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Projects/Station_Improvements/St_Patrick_Station/index.jsp |title=St Patrick Station – Easier Access Program |publisher=TTC |access-date=December 17, 2019 |work=ttc.ca |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217202859/https://www.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Projects/Station_Improvements/St_Patrick_Station/index.jsp |archive-date=December 17, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> A ceremony was held on March 5, 2019, to officially celebrate St. Patrick as the 45th accessible TTC subway station.<ref name="TTC-2019-03-04">{{cite web |url=http://www.ttc.ca/News/2019/March/04_03_19MA_st_patrick_elevators.jsp |title=TTC celebrates accessibility at St Patrick Station |publisher=[[Toronto Transit Commission]] |date=March 4, 2019 |access-date=March 4, 2019 |archive-date=October 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009155440/http://www.ttc.ca/News/2019/March/04_03_19MA_st_patrick_elevators.jsp |url-status=live }}</ref>

Station enhancements also included the artwork titled ''Many Little Plans'' by artist Barbara Todd. The artwork consists of over 400 ceramic tiles and is installed in alcoves at the platform level.<ref name="TTC-PublicArt">{{cite web |url=http://www.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Projects/Public_art/index.jsp |title=TTC Public Art Program |publisher=[[Toronto Transit Commission]] |access-date=July 18, 2017 |archive-date=November 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122194202/http://www.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Projects/Public_art/index.jsp |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:St Patrick TTC Subway station (2025-01-05) 01.jpg|thumb|St. Patrick station in early 2025, with the steel frame exposed due to missing tiles]]
{{As of|2025|01|post=,}} further renovations at the station have been ongoing since the fourth quarter of 2023, including asbestos removal and cosmetic upgrades such as new wall finishes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Queen's Park and St. Patrick stations - station finishes renewal program |url=https://www.ttc.ca/service-advisories/construction-notices/Queens-Park-and-St-Patrick-stations---station-finishes-renewal-program |publisher=Toronto Transit Commission |website=www.ttc.ca |access-date=8 January 2025}}</ref> Some riders have expressed frustration with the station's safety and appearance due to a lack of proper wayfinding signage and missing tiles.<ref>{{cite web |title=A mess to navigate,’ TTC riders are fed up with the construction at two Toronto subway stations |url=https://nowtoronto.com/news/ttc-riders-are-fed-up-with-the-construction-at-two-toronto-subway-stations/ |website=Now Toronto |publisher=nowtoronto.com |access-date=8 January 2025}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category-inline}}
{{TTC station page}}
*[http://artmatters.ca/wp/2005/12/the-art-of-the-subway-redesign/ AGO: The art of the subway redesign]

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[[Category:Line 1 Yonge–University stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Canada opened in 1963]]
[[Category:1963 establishments in Ontario]]
[[Category:Railway stations located underground in Canada]]