Christopher Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)

Christopher Street
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address	Christopher Street and Greenwich Street New York, NY 10014
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	West Village
Coordinates	40°43′58.31″N 74°0′27.14″W / 40.7328639°N 74.0075389°W / 40.7328639; -74.0075389Coordinates: 40°43′58.31″N 74°0′27.14″W / 40.7328639°N 74.0075389°W / 40.7328639; -74.0075389
Division	A (IRT)
Services	IRT Ninth Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms, 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	November 3, 1873 (November 3, 1873)
Closed	June 11, 1940 (June 11, 1940)
Station succession
Next north	Bethune Street (Local) 14th Street (Express)
Next south	Houston Street (Local) Desbrosses Street (Express)
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Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

Christopher Street was an express station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line. 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 3, 1873 and closed on June 11, 1940. On February 25, 1908, the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad built a subway station just east of this station as part of the extension between Hoboken and 33rd Street. The next southbound local stop was Houston Street. The next southbound express stop was Desbrosses Street. The next northbound stop was 14th Street for all trains.

References

• NYCsubway.org - The IRT Ninth Avenue Elevated Line-Polo Grounds Shuttle
• "Ninth Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-01-25.