The station was constructed with balloon loops for turning around streetcars after they crossed over the Williamsburg Bridge to send them back to Brooklyn.

[3] Below are the list of routes that served each loop:[3][4] At ground-level was an additional terminal for through-trolley service from the New York Railways Company and Third Avenue Railway, whose lines traveled from Manhattan along the north side of the bridge to the Washington Plaza trolley terminal in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

The covered exit stairs from the subway and underground terminal led directly to the shelters serving the Manhattan surface trolleys.

The exit stairs were designed as kiosks constructed of concrete, and finished with blue and white tiling.

[10][11] In March 1904, it was determined that Brooklyn streetcars operated by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT) would cross the bridge and terminate at Delancey Street, while the Manhattan trolleys of the New York Railways Company would terminate at Washington Plaza in Williamsburg.

[12][13] On November 6, 1904, BRT streetcars including the Reid Avenue Line began crossing the bridge to Lower Manhattan.

[1][18] Construction of a Centre Street Subway Loop to connect the Williamsburg and Manhattan Bridges was begun.

[20] On December 1, 1923, service on the now-Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) lines over the Williamsburg Bridge ended, due to decreasing profits and a dispute with the city over tolls.