Houston Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)

For the station actually at West Houston Street & Varick Street, see Houston Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line).

For the demolished station serving the IRT Third Avenue Line, see Houston Street (IRT Third Avenue Line).

Houston Street
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address	West Houston Street and Greenwich Street New York, NY 10014
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Lower Manhattan
Coordinates	40°43′44.03″N 74°0′31″W
Division	A (IRT)
Services	IRT Ninth Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	November 3, 1873 (November 3, 1873)
Closed	June 11, 1940 (June 11, 1940)
Traffic
2023
Rank	out of 423
Station succession
Next north	Christopher Street
Next south	Watts Street (Local) Desbrosses Street (Express)
Location
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 during the day Stops weekends during the day Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and 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)

Houston Street was a local station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line. It had three tracks 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. The next southbound stop was Desbrosses Street. The next northbound stop was Christopher Street.