Clinton–Washington Avenues station (IND Fulton Street Line)

This article is about the IND Fulton Street Line station. For the IND Crosstown Line station to the northwest, see Clinton–Washington Avenues (IND Crosstown Line).

Clinton–Washington Avenues
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Northbound platform
Station statistics
Address	Fulton Street between Clinton Avenue & Washington Avenue Brooklyn, New York
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Clinton Hill
Coordinates	40.683176°N 73.965883°W / 40.683176; -73.965883
Division	B (IND)[1]
Line	IND Fulton Street Line
Services	A  (late nights) ​   C  (all except late nights)
Transit	NYCT Bus: B25, B26, B69
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	April 9, 1936; 88 years ago (1936-04-09)[2]
Opposite- direction transfer	No
Traffic
2023	1,587,595[3]  19.5%
Rank	206 out of 423[3]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Lafayette Avenue A  ​C  toward 168th Street Local Franklin Avenue A  ​C  toward Euclid Avenue
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout to Lafayette Avenue to Franklin Avenue
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only

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 BMT Fulton Street El.^[2] 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, would have undergone a complete overhaul and 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

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

Southbound street stair

Tile captions

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]

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

1. "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.
2. "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.
3. "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
4. "Last Train is Run on Fulton St. 'El'". The New York Times. June 1, 1940. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
5. 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.
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.

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