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| Address | 1200 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60610 |
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| Structure | Subway | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | October 17, 1943 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Chicago Transit Authority | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2010) | 2,469,917[1] 3.8% | ||||||||||
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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 of Near North Side neighborhood of Chicago. Much of Chicago's nightlife, including the Rush St. district and many bars and nightclubs are located close to the station.
Clark/Division station is in the State Street subway, which opened in 1943. From Clark/Division northbound trains travel west along Division Street, turning northwest at Clybourn Avenue to North/Clybourn station, a distance of about 1¼ mile (2 km) to the northwest. Southbound trains turn south to follow State Street to Chicago station, about ½ mile (0.8 km) to the south.
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. The station also still has its original illuminated type station signs, hanging from the center of the ceiling on the platform.