Desbrosses Street station

The Desbrosses Street station was an express station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had three tracks, one island platform and two side platforms. It was served by trains from the IRT Ninth Avenue Line. It opened on November 23, 1873 and closed on June 11, 1940. The next southbound stop was Franklin Street, while the next southbound express stop was Warren Street. The next northbound stop was Houston Street, while the next northbound express stop was Christopher Street. The station was located one block east of the Desbrosses Street Ferry's slip which provided connections to the railroad terminals in at Exchange Place and Pavonia.

Desbrosses St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
LocationDesbrosses Street and Greenwich Street
New York, NY
Lower Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates40°43′24.3″N 74°0′34.49″W
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)Ninth Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
1 island platform
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedNovember 23, 1873 (November 23, 1873)
ClosedJune 11, 1940 (June 11, 1940)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
Christopher Street
toward Burnside Avenue or Fordham Road
 Ninth Avenue
Express
 Warren Street
toward Rector Street
Houston Street
toward 155th Street or Burnside Avenue
 Ninth Avenue
Local
 Franklin Street
toward South Ferry

References
  1. "Tonight to See City Pass Goal of Unification". New York Daily News. June 10, 1940. p. 37. Retrieved June 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. open access


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