Clinton–Washington Avenues station (IND Fulton Street Line)

Clinton–Washington Avenues 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.

 Clinton–Washington Avenues
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Manhattan bound platform
Station statistics
AddressFulton Street between Clinton Avenue & Washington Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11238
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleClinton Hill
Coordinates40.683176°N 73.965883°W / 40.683176; -73.965883
DivisionB (IND)
LineIND Fulton Street Line
Services   A  (late nights)
​   C  (all except late nights)
Transit NYCT Bus: B25, B26, B69
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Other information
OpenedApril 9, 1936 (1936-04-09)[1]
Station code177[2]
Opposite-
direction
transfer		No
Traffic
20192,144,338[3]  1.6%
Rank218 out of 424[3]
Station succession
Next northLafayette Avenue: A  ​C 
Next southFranklin Avenue: A  ​C 

History

This underground station opened on April 9, 1936, and replaced the BMT Fulton Street El.[1] The Vanderbilt Avenue El station, which was formerly near the current subway station, closed on May 31, 1940.[4]

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.[5][6][7] However, these renovations are being deferred until the 2020–2024 Capital Program due to a lack of funding.[8]

Station layout
G Street level Exit/entrance
P
Platform level		 Side platform
Westbound local ← toward 168th Street (Lafayette Avenue)
← toward 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 late nights (Franklin Avenue) →
Side platform
Southbound street stair

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 sans-serif lettering broken into two lines on a dark green background and light green border. Small tile captions alternating between "CLINTON" and "WASHINGTON" in white lettering on a black background run below the trim line, and directional signs in the same style are below some of the name tablets. The platforms are column-less except at the fare control areas, where they are painted emerald green.

Exits

Each platform has same-level exits on both ends. The east (railroad south) exits each have a turnstile bank and one staircase to the eastern side of Washington Avenue, while the west (railroad north) exits each have a turnstile bank and staircases to both sides of Clinton Avenue. The west exit on the Manhattan-bound platform also has a full-time token booth.[9]

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
  1. "New Subway Link Opened By Mayor; He Tells 15,000 in Brooklyn It Will Be Extended to Queens When Red Tape Is Cut". The New York Times. April 9, 1936. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  2. "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  3. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  4. "Last Train is Run on Fulton St. 'El'". The New York Times. June 1, 1940. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  5. "MTA Will Completely Close 30 Subway Stations For Months-Long "Revamp"". Gothamist. Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  6. "MTAStations" (PDF). governor.ny.gov. Government of the State of New York. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  7. 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.
  8. Berger, Paul (April 3, 2018). "New York Subway Cuts Back Plans to Renovate Stations". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  9. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bedford-Stuyvesant" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
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