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Clark/Division 1200N 100W
Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
General information
Location	1200 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60610
Coordinates	41°54′14″N 87°37′53″W / 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
Construction
Structure type	Subway
Depth	26 ft
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	October 17, 1943
Rebuilt	2012–15 (station renovation)
Passengers
2022	1,330,609  23.5%
Services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station North/Clybourntoward Howard Red Line Chicagotoward 95th/Dan Ryan
Track layout Legend Division St. Red to Howard LaSalle St. Clark St. Red to 95th/Dan Ryan
Location

Clark/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.

History

Structure

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Clark/Division opened on October 17, 1943, as part of the State Street subway. 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

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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. The renovation project made the station accessible to people with disabilities 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. The renovation has a projected cost of $50 million. The renovation of the Clark mezzanine and entrances was completed on September 29, 2015.

Bus connections

CTA

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

In popular culture

Naomi Hirahara's 2021 mystery novel Clark and Division centers on the death of the narrator's sister, Rose Ito, from being struck by a train at the Clark/Division station.

References

1. "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2022" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
2. "Mayor Emanuel Announces Completion of Clark/Division Red Line Station Renovation".
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.
6. "Clark and Division". Naomi Hirahara. Retrieved December 14, 2024.

External links

• [REDACTED] 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

• CTA Red Line stations
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1943