Worth Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
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Worth Street was a local station, located at Lafayette Street
and Worth Street
, with four tracks and two side platform
s. The station was closed on September 1, 1962 due to the platform lengthening at Brooklyn Bridge – City Hall. From 1962 to 1995, Brooklyn Bridge – City Hall was named Brooklyn Bridge – Worth Street on platform signs.
This station lies beneath the sidewalk on the west side of Foley Square
. When the Federal Plaza Building was in the planning stages, it was found that, because of the existence of the station, the building could not extend out to Foley Square. As a result, the structure is set far back from the street, well beyond the station. The building's plaza and fountain lie directly above the station.
Lafayette Street (Manhattan)
Lafayette Street is a major north-south street in New York City's Lower Manhattan, which runs roughly parallel to Broadway to the west. Originally, the part of the street below Houston Street was called Elm Place....
and Worth Street
Worth Street (Manhattan)
Worth Street is a two-way street in the Manhattan borough of New York City. It runs from Hudson Street, TriBeCa, in the west to Chatham Square in the east. Past Chatham Square, the roadway continues as Oliver Street, which runs one-way north- and westbound. Between West Broadway and Church Street,...
, with four tracks and two side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s. The station was closed on September 1, 1962 due to the platform lengthening at Brooklyn Bridge – City Hall. From 1962 to 1995, Brooklyn Bridge – City Hall was named Brooklyn Bridge – Worth Street on platform signs.
This station lies beneath the sidewalk on the west side of Foley Square
Foley Square
Foley Square is a street intersection and green space in the Civic Center neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City and – by extension – the surrounding area, which is dominated by civic buildings. The space is bordered by Worth Street, Centre Street and Lafayette Street and lies...
. When the Federal Plaza Building was in the planning stages, it was found that, because of the existence of the station, the building could not extend out to Foley Square. As a result, the structure is set far back from the street, well beyond the station. The building's plaza and fountain lie directly above the station.
See also
- 18th Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)18th Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)18th Street was a local station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at Park Avenue and 18th Street.- History :...
- 91st Street (IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line)
External links
- Abandoned Stations — Worth Street
- Forgotten NY — Original 28 - NYC's First 28 Subway Stations