Clark Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)

Clark Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Clark Street & Henry Street Brooklyn, NY 11201
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Brooklyn Heights
Coordinates	40°41′51″N 73°59′35″W / 40.6974°N 73.9931°W / 40.6974; -73.9931Coordinates: 40°41′51″N 73°59′35″W / 40.6974°N 73.9931°W / 40.6974; -73.9931
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
Services	2  (weekdays and weekday late nights)       3  (weekdays only)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	April 15, 1919; 98 years ago (1919-04-15)
Station code	336
Accessible	ADA-accessible to mezzanine only; platforms are not ADA-accessible
Wireless service
Former/other names	Clark Street–Brooklyn Heights
Traffic
Passengers (2016)	2,000,024  0.1%
Rank	252 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Wall Street: 2  3
Next south	Borough Hall: 2  3
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops all times Stops weekdays only Stops weekdays and weekday late nights
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Clark Street is a station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. It is located at Clark Street and Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn. It is served by the 2 and 3 trains on weekdays, with the 3 not stopping here late nights. During weekends, the station is closed.

On April 15, 1919, the Clark Street Tunnel opened, and this station opened with it, extending West Side Line express trains from Wall Street on the other side of the East River to Atlantic Avenue via a new connection at Borough Hall. The connection doubled the capacity between Manhattan and Brooklyn and eased congestion from the Joralemon Street Tunnel. Direct express service to Times Square was provided to the inhabitants of Brooklyn for the first time as a result.

During the 1964–1965 fiscal year, the platforms at Clark Street, along with those at four other stations on the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line, were lengthened to 525 feet to accommodate a ten-car train of 51-foot IRT cars.

In 1981, the MTA listed the station among the 69 most deteriorated stations in the subway system. In 1984–1985, construction was completed to rehabilitate the station. The station was chosen for renovation in 1979, and design work was done in early 1982. Artwork was to be contributed to the design. The platform was refinished, new lights and new signs were installed, and new painting was done. The project was projected to cost $1,250,000 but went over budget. The construction was projected to begin in January 1984, but it quickly fell behind schedule. Issues with the contractors contributed to the delays.

In January 2017, Clark Street became the last underground station in the New York City Subway to receive Transit Wireless cell phone service.

Clark Street is geographically the westernmost station in Brooklyn on the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line. It has one island platform and two tracks. Due to the deep-bore tunneling used to construct this part of the line, the station's walls are rounded. On the walls of the platforms are mosaics of sailing ships and large name panels reading Clark Street–Brooklyn Heights.

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