Clinton–Washington Avenues station (IND Fulton Street Line)
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Structure | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | April 9, 1936[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opposite- direction transfer | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2023 | 1,587,595[3] 19.5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 202 out of 423[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Clinton–Washington Avenues station is a local station on the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway. Located on Fulton Street between Clinton Avenue and Washington Avenue, it is served by the C train at all times except nights, when the A train takes over service.
History
This underground station opened on April 9, 1936, and replaced the
Under the 2015–2019 Metropolitan Transportation Authority Capital Program, the station, along with thirty other New York City Subway stations, will undergo a complete overhaul and would be entirely closed for up to 6 months. Updates would include cellular service, Wi-Fi, charging stations, improved signage, and improved station lighting.[6][7][8] However, these renovations are being deferred until the 2020–2024 Capital Program due to a lack of funding.[9]
Station layout
Ground | Street level | Exit/entrance |
Platform level | Side platform | |
Westbound local | ← toward 168th Street (Lafayette Avenue) ← toward Inwood–207th Street late nights (Lafayette Avenue) | |
Westbound express | ← does not stop here | |
Eastbound express | does not stop here → | |
Eastbound local | toward Euclid Avenue (Franklin Avenue) → toward Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue late nights (Franklin Avenue) → | |
Side platform |
This station has four tracks, consisting of two outer tracks with side platforms and two inner tracks for express service. There is no mezzanine, and no crossovers or crossunders to allow free transfers between directions.
Both platform walls have a light green trim line with a dark green border, and mosaic name tablets reading "CLINTON – WASHINGTON AV." in white
Exits
Each platform has same-level exits on both ends. The east (
In popular culture
The station's entrance was featured in The Notorious B.I.G.'s music video for the song "Juicy." It is also the place of a fight scene in the movie Limitless.
References
- ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ Whitford, Emma (January 8, 2016). "MTA Will Completely Close 30 Subway Stations For Months-Long "Revamp"". Gothamist. Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ "MTAStations" (PDF). governor.ny.gov. Government of the State of New York. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ Review of the A and C Lines (PDF) (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 11, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bedford-Stuyvesant" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
External links
- nycsubway.org – IND Fulton: Clinton-Washington Avenues
- Station Reporter — C Train
- The Subway Nut — Clinton–Washington Avenues Pictures Archived June 30, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
- Clinton Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Washington Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View