Worth Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)

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New York City Subway station Worth Street
Station Information
Line	IRT Lexington Avenue Line
Services	None (closed)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other
Borough	Manhattan
Opened	October 27, 1904
Closed	September 1, 1962
Next north	Canal Street
Next south	Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall

Worth Street was a local station, located at Lafayette Street and Worth Street, with two side platforms and express tracks down the middle. The station was closed on September 1, 1962 due to the platform lengthening at Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall. In fact, from 1962 to 1995, Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall was named Brooklyn Bridge-Worth Street on platform signs.

This station lies beneath the sidewalk on the west side of Foley Square. When the Federal Plaza Building was in the planning stages, it was found that, because of the existence of the station, the building could not extend out to Foley Square. As a result, the structure is set far back from the street, well beyond the station. The building's plaza and fountain lie directly above the station.

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