23rd Street station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)

Coordinates: 40°44′34.35″N 73°59′34.14″W / 40.7428750°N 73.9928167°W / 40.7428750; -73.9928167
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23rd St.
Former
Manhattan Railway elevated station
A newsstand beneath one of the entrances to 23rd Street station in December 1902.
General information
LocationWest 23rd Street and 6th Avenue
New York, NY
Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates40°44′34.35″N 73°59′34.14″W / 40.7428750°N 73.9928167°W / 40.7428750; -73.9928167
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)Sixth Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedJune 5, 1878; 146 years ago (June 5, 1878)
ClosedDecember 4, 1938; 85 years ago (December 4, 1938)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
28th Street Sixth Avenue
Express
18th Street
28th Street Sixth Avenue
Local
18th Street

The 23rd Street station was a station on the demolished

23rd Street IND
subway station.

References

  1. ^ "Days of Yore Recalled as 'L' Line Goes". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. December 5, 1938. p. 9. Retrieved June 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon