New York, beneath the surface
NYC subway in 1963: Closures change the original IRT
Worth Street closed in 1962, after serving passengers since 1904. Move back to an earlier view to find the former station near Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall; its disappearance is one example of how the network changed without a new line opening.
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What this map represents
This year-end reconstruction contains 463 modeled stops across 4 boroughs and about 218 mapped miles. These are counts from this project’s model, not official historical station or track-mile totals. Modern route colors identify corridors, not the services running in 1963.
Selected events, 1957–1963
1958: Far Rockaway terminal
Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue opened in January, completing the subway’s eastern Rockaway branch.
Source: Wikipedia: IND Rockaway Line
1962: Worth Street
The original IRT stop closed as the nearby Brooklyn Bridge station was expanded.
Source: Wikipedia: Worth Street station
Sources and interpretation
Historical coverage and geometry are incomplete. Read the reconstruction method and limitations before interpreting station counts or route alignments.