Worth Street station

 Worth Street
 
Former New York City Subway station
Platform of the Worth Street station
Station statistics
AddressLafayette Street & Worth Street
New York, NY
BoroughManhattan
LocaleCivic Center
Coordinates40°42′56″N 74°00′11″W / 40.7155°N 74.003°W / 40.7155; -74.003
DivisionA (IRT)
LineIRT Lexington Avenue Line
ServicesNone (abandoned)
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Other information
OpenedOctober 27, 1904 (October 27, 1904)
ClosedSeptember 1, 1962 (September 1, 1962)
Station succession
Next northCanal Street
Next southBrooklyn Bridge–City Hall
Location
Track layout

Street map

The Worth Street station was a local station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. It is located at Lafayette Street and Worth Street, in Civic Center, Manhattan.

The Worth Street station was constructed for the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) as part of the city's first subway line, which was approved in 1900. Construction of the line segment that includes the Worth Street station started on July 10 of the same year. The station opened on October 27, 1904, as one of the original 28 stations of the New York City Subway. The southbound platform was lengthened in the late 1940s. The station was closed on September 1, 1962, as a result of a platform lengthening project at Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall.

The Worth Street station contains two abandoned side platforms and four tracks. The station was built with tile and mosaic decorations. Many of these decorations have been covered with graffiti.