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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 Street district and many bars and nightclubs are located close to the station.

Clark/Division   1200N 100W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location	1200 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60610
Coordinates	41.90392°N 87.631412°W / 41.90392; -87.631412
Owned by	City of Chicago
Line(s)	State Street Subway
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2 Depth 26 ft
Construction
Structure type	Subway
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	October 17, 1943
Rebuilt	2012–15 (station renovation)
Passengers
2021	1,077,615[1]  28.8%
Rank	14 out of 143
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station North/Clybourn toward Howard Red Line Chicago toward 95th/Dan Ryan
Track layout Legend 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/State 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

External links

• Media related to Clark/Division (CTA) at Wikimedia Commons
• Clark/Division Station Page at Chicago-'L'.org
• Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site
• Clark/Division Station Page CTA official site
• Clark Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

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