Worth Street station

Worth Street
Former New York City Subway station
Platform of the Worth Street station
Station statistics
Address	Lafayette Street & Worth Street New York, NY
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Civic Center
Coordinates	40°42′56″N 74°00′11″W / 40.7155°N 74.003°W / 40.7155; -74.003
Division	A (IRT)[1]
Line	IRT Lexington Avenue Line
Services	None (abandoned)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	October 27, 1904; 119 years ago (October 27, 1904)[2]
Closed	September 1, 1962; 61 years ago (September 1, 1962)[3]
Traffic
2023	[4]
Rank	out of 423[4]
Station succession
Next north	Canal Street
Next south	Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend to Canal Street to Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall
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.