Clinton–Washington Avenues station (IND Crosstown Line)

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

The Clinton–Washington Avenues station is a station on the IND Crosstown Line of the New York City Subway. Located at Lafayette Avenue between Clinton and Washington Avenues in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, it is served by the G train at all times.

Clinton–Washington Avenues
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
Address	Lafayette Avenue between Clinton Avenue & Washington Avenue Brooklyn, New York
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Clinton Hill
Coordinates	40.688058°N 73.96687°W / 40.688058; -73.96687
Division	B (IND)[1]
Line	IND Crosstown Line
Services	G  (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: B38, B69
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	July 1, 1937; 87 years ago (1937-07-01)[2]
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	1,263,928[3]  16.6%
Rank	243 out of 423[3]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Classon Avenue toward Court Square Fulton Street toward Church Avenue
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend to Classon Avenue to Fulton Street
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times

History

This station opened on July 1, 1937, when the entire Crosstown Line was completed between Nassau Avenue and its connection to the IND Culver Line. On this date, the GG was extended in both directions to Smith–Ninth Streets and Forest Hills–71st Avenue.^[2]

Station layout

Ground	Street level	Entrances/exits
Mezzanine		Station agent, fare control, MetroCard and OMNY machines
Basement 2	Side platform
	Northbound	← toward Court Square (Classon Avenue)
	Southbound	→ toward Church Avenue (Fulton Street) →
	Side platform

Mosaic name tablet

This underground station has two tracks and two side platforms.^[4] The G stops at the station at all times.^[5] The station is between Classon Avenue to the north and Fulton Street to the south.^[6]

Both platforms have a light green trim line with a dark green border and mosaic name tablets reading "CLINTON - WASHINGTON AV." on two lines in white sans-serif lettering on a dark green background and a lighter green border. Beneath the trim line and name tablets are small tile directional signs and station names (alternating between "CLINTON" and "WASHINGTON") in white lettering on a black background. The tiles were part of a color-coded tile system used throughout the IND.^[7] The tile colors were designed to facilitate navigation for travelers going away from Lower Manhattan. Because the Crosstown Line does not merge into a line that enters Manhattan at either end, all stations on the line had green tiles.^[8][9] Hunter green (previously yellow) I-beam columns run along both platforms at regular intervals, alternating ones having the standard black station name plate in white lettering.

The mezzanine has five murals of artwork, each of different names and artists. They are Night and Day by Jim Porter installed in 1998, Safe Passage by Dan Simmons, an untitled artwork by Maku, Fusion by Jamal Ince installed in 2000, and Mercury by John Woodrow Kelley installed in 2000.

Exits

This station has a full length mezzanine above the platforms and tracks supported by yellow I-beam columns. The center of the mezzanine is outside fare control and has a token booth and two street stairs at each end. The ones on the west (railroad south) go up to the northeast and southwest corners of Clinton and Lafayette Avenues while the ones on the east (railroad north) end go up to either eastern corners of Washington and Lafayette Avenues.^[10] The center of the mezzanine also has a bank of turnstiles, two exit-only turnstiles, and two staircases going down to each platform.^[4]

At either end of the mezzanine are unstaffed entrances/exits containing two exit-only turnstiles, one high entry/exit turnstile, and one staircase to each platform. Both of these fare control areas have a crossover that allow a free transfer between directions. A short staircase is required to reach the center mezzanine from the Clinton Avenue fare control area due to a higher ceiling.^[4]

Nearby points of interest

• Pratt Institute^[10]
• Adelphi University^[10]
• Saint Joseph College^[10]
• Bishop Loughlin High School^[10]

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 Crosstown Subway Line Is Opened". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 1, 1937. Retrieved December 24, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
4. "Review of the G Line: Appendices" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 10, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
5. "G Subway Timetable, Effective June 30, 2024". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
6. "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
7. "Tile Colors a Guide in the New Subway; Decoration Scheme Changes at Each Express Stop to Tell Riders Where They Are". The New York Times. August 22, 1932. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
8. Carlson, Jen (February 18, 2016). "Map: These Color Tiles In The Subway System Used To Mean Something". Gothamist. Archived from the original on May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
9. Gleason, Will (February 18, 2016). "The hidden meaning behind the New York subway's colored tiles". Time Out New York. Archived from the original on May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
10. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Bedford-Stuyvesant" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.

External links

• nycsubway.org – IND Crosstown: Clinton–Washington Aves.
• Station Reporter — G Train
• The Subway Nut — Clinton–Washington Avenues Pictures Archived September 23, 2019, 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