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
Location	Desbrosses Street and Greenwich Street New York, NY Lower Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates	40°43′24.3″N 74°0′34.49″W
Operated by	Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)	Ninth Avenue Line
Platforms	2 side platforms 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	November 23, 1873; 151 years ago (November 23, 1873)
Closed	June 11, 1940; 85 years ago (June 11, 1940)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station Christopher Street toward Burnside Avenue Ninth Avenue Express Warren Street toward Rector Street Houston Street toward 155th Street Ninth Avenue Local Franklin Street toward South Ferry
Location