23rd Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

Coordinates: 40°44′43″N 73°59′55″W / 40.745274°N 73.998499°W / 40.745274; -73.998499
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For the station in Queens also served by the E train, see
Court Square–23rd Street (IND Queens Boulevard Line). For other uses, see 23rd Street
.
 23 Street
 
M23 SBS
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Other information
OpenedSeptember 10, 1932 (91 years ago) (1932-09-10)[2]
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
20234,370,344[3] Increase 12.1%
Rank62 out of 423[3]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
34th Street–Penn Station
A late nights ​C all except late nights ​E all times
via 50th Street
Local 		14th Street
A late nights ​C all except late nights ​E all times
via Canal Street
Location
23rd Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line) is located in New York City Subway
23rd Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
23rd Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line) is located in New York City
23rd Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
23rd Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line) is located in New York
23rd Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
Track layout

Legend
to 34th Street–Penn Station
to
14th Street
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops all times Stops all times
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only

The 23rd Street station is a local station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 23rd Street and Eighth Avenue in Chelsea, Manhattan. It is served by the C and E trains, the former of which is replaced by the A train during late nights.

History

New York City mayor John Francis Hylan's original plans for the Independent Subway System (IND), proposed in 1922, included building over 100 miles (160 km) of new lines and taking over nearly 100 miles (160 km) of existing lines. The lines were designed to compete with the existing underground, surface, and elevated lines operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) and Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT).[5][6] On December 9, 1924, the New York City Board of Transportation (BOT) gave preliminary approval for the construction of the IND Eighth Avenue Line.[7] This line consisted of a corridor connecting Inwood, Manhattan, to Downtown Brooklyn, running largely under Eighth Avenue but also paralleling Greenwich Avenue and Sixth Avenue in Lower Manhattan.[7][8] The BOT announced a list of stations on the new line in February 1928, with a local station at 23rd Street.[9]

Most of the Eighth Avenue Line was dug using a cheap

42nd Street were 21 percent completed by May 1930.[12] By that August, the BOT reported that the Eighth Avenue Line was nearly completed and that the four stations from 14th to 42nd Street were 99.8 percent completed.[13] The entire line was completed by September 1931, except for the installation of turnstiles.[14]

A preview event for the new subway was hosted on September 8, 1932, two days before the official opening.

CC trains to the Concourse Line.[20] The E began using the local tracks on August 19, 1933, when the IND Queens Boulevard Line opened.[21]

Station layout

Ground Street level Exit/entrance
Platform level Side platform
Northbound local ← "C" train toward 168th Street (34th Street–Penn Station)
← "E" train toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (34th Street–Penn Station)
← "A" train toward Inwood–207th Street late nights (34th Street–Penn Station)
Northbound express ← "A" train does not stop here
Southbound express → "A" train does not stop here →
Southbound local → "C" train toward Euclid Avenue (14th Street) →
→ "E" train toward World Trade Center (14th Street) →
→ "A" train toward Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue late nights (14th Street) →
Side platform
Basement 2 Crossunder Connection between platforms
Crossunder on the southbound platform
Western entrance
Mosaic name tablet

This underground station contains four tracks and two side platforms. The two center tracks are used by the A express train during daytime hours. Just north of this station, a storage track begins between the two express tracks. This track runs north and stub-ends at the south end of the center platform at 34th Street–Penn Station.

There is no trim line in this station, but both platform walls have mosaic name tablets reading "23RD ST." in white sans-serif lettering on a yellow background and same yellow border. Small "23" tile captions in white numbering on a black background run along the walls, and directional signs in the same format are present below some of the name tablets. Yellow I-beam columns run along the platforms at regular intervals, alternating ones having the standard black station name plate with white lettering.

The station was planned to be renovated as part of the 2010–2014 MTA Capital Program. An MTA study conducted in 2014 found that 40% of station components were out of date.[22] In 2015–2016, two of the staircases were renovated.[23] The MTA undertook design studies in the 2015–2019 MTA Capital Program, but deferred actual construction.[24]

23rd St subway cross-section
8th Av 7th Av 6th Av 5th Av &
Broadway 		Park Av
A / C / E 1 / 2 / 3 FM↓ PATH FM↑ N / Q / R / W 6 / <6>
underpass underpass
This box:

Exits

All

fare controls are on platform level. The full-time ones are at the south end of the station, at 23rd Street. Each entrance and exit has a turnstile bank, token booth, and two staircases to the street. The northbound side leads to either eastern corner of 23rd Street and Eighth Avenue and the southbound side leads to either western corner. A crossunder within fare control at the 23rd Street end connects both platforms.[25]

Each platform has an exit-only at the center, at 24th Street. Two

High Entry-Exit Turnstiles lead to a small mezzanine, where a single staircase goes up to the streets. The northbound side leads to the southeast corner of 24th Street and 8th Avenue, and the southbound side to the northwest corner.[25]

Both platforms have another fare control area at their north ends, at 25th Street, that require going up a short flight of stairs to reach. Though open at all times, they are unstaffed, containing

HEET turnstiles without a token booth. Each entrance here has two street stairs, the northbound side to either eastern corner of 25th Street and Eighth Avenue and the southbound side to either western corner. The crossunder here is closed.[25]

References

  1. ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
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  4. ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
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  17. ^ Crowell, Paul (September 10, 1932). "Gay Midnight Crowd Rides First Trains In The New Subway: Throngs at Station an Hour Before Time, Rush Turnstiles When Chains are Dropped" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
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  19. ISSN 0362-4331
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  20. ^ Station Guide, Independent City Owned Rapid Transit Railroad (PDF) (Map). New York City Board of Transportation. c. 1937.
  21. ISSN 0362-4331
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  22. ^ Review of the A and C Lines (PDF) (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 11, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  23. ^ "Project Details". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  24. ^ "Project Details". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  25. ^ a b c "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Chelsea" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.

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