Desbrosses Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)

Desbrosses Street
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address	Desbrosses Street and Greenwich Street New York, NY, 10013
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Lower Manhattan
Coordinates	40°43′24.3″N 74°0′34.49″W / 40.723417°N 74.0095806°W / 40.723417; -74.0095806Coordinates: 40°43′24.3″N 74°0′34.49″W / 40.723417°N 74.0095806°W / 40.723417; -74.0095806
Division	A (IRT)
Services	IRT Ninth Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms, 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	November 23, 1873 (November 23, 1873)
Closed	June 11, 1940 (June 11, 1940)
Station succession
Next north	Christopher Street (Express) Watts Street (Local)
Next south	Franklin Street (Local) Warren 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)

Desbrosses 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 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.

References

• "Ninth Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-01-25.