Clark/Division station

Clark/Division (read as Clark and Division) is an 'L' station on the CTA's Red Line. It is a subway station with one island platform, located at 1200 North Clark Street, in the Near North Side neighborhood of Chicago, between the Gold Coast and Old Town. Much of Chicago's North Loop nightlife, including the Rush St. district and many bars and nightclubs are located close to the station.

Clark/Division
 
1200N
100W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location1200 North Clark Street
Chicago, Illinois 60610
Coordinates41.90392°N 87.631412°W / 41.90392; -87.631412
Owned byCity of Chicago
Line(s)State Street Subway
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2 Depth 26 ft
Construction
Structure typeSubway
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedOctober 17, 1943
Rebuilt2012–15 (station renovation)
Passengers
20192,452,981[1]  5.1%
Rank17 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
North/Clybourn
toward Howard
 Red Line Chicago
toward 95th/Dan Ryan
Track layout
 Division St.
Red Line
west to Howard
 LaSalle St.
Clark St.
Red Line
east to 95th/Dan Ryan
Location
Clark/Division station
Location within Near North Side, Chicago

History

Structure

Clark/Division station is in the State Street subway, which opened on October 17, 1943. From Clark/Division northbound trains travel west along Division Street, turning northwest at Clybourn Avenue to North/Clybourn station, a distance of about 1 1⁄4 miles (2.0 km) to the northwest. Southbound trains turn south to follow State Street to Chicago station, about 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) to the south.

Platform

Clark/Division is the only station in the State Street Subway north of the loop to have an island platform; all of the other stations in the subway north of the loop use side platforms.

Renovation

On September 10, 2012, a renovation project began at the station and ended on September 29, 2015.[2] The renovation project made the station ADA accessible and provided new art features, bike racks, new signage, granite floors and stairs. The new LaSalle mezzanine and entrances opened at 5:00 a.m. on June 30, 2014. The station remained open during the project.[3] The renovation has a projected cost of $50 million.[4] The renovation of the Clark mezzanine and entrances was completed on September 29, 2015.[5]

Bus connections

CTA

  • 22 Clark (Owl Service)
  • 36 Broadway
  • 70 Division

Notes and references

Notes

    References
    1. "Monthly Ridership Report – December 2019" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 13, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
    2. https://www.transitchicago.com/mayor-emanuel-announces-completion-of-clarkdivision-red-line-station-renovation/?Month=9&Year=2015
    3. "Renovation of Clark/Division". Chicago Transit Authority. transitchicago.com. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
    4. Hilkevitch, Jon (February 1, 2015). "Where are the Chicago-area construction projects in 2015?". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
    5. "Mayor Emanuel Announces Completion of Clark/Division Red Line Station Renovation". City of Chicago. September 29, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
    Staircase entrance to the station, October 2009, prior to renovation
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