Clark/Division station
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History
Structure
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 Script error: No such module "convert". to the northwest. Southbound trains turn south to follow State Street to Chicago/State station, about Script error: No such module "convert". to the south.[1]
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.[2]
Renovation
On September 10, 2012, a renovation project began at the station and ended on September 29, 2015.[3] 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.[4] The renovation has a projected cost of $50 million.[5] The renovation of the Clark mezzanine and entrances was completed on September 29, 2015.[6]
Bus connections
- 22 Clark (Owl Service)
- 36 Broadway
- 70 Division
- 156 LaSalle
In popular culture
Naomi Hirahara's 2021 mystery novel Clark and Division[7] centers on the death of the narrator's sister, Rose Ito, from being struck by a train at the Clark/Division station.
References
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External links
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- 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
