23rd Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)

For other uses, see 23rd Street.
23rd St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
LocationWest 23rd Street and 9th Avenue
New York, NY
Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates40°44′47″N 74°00′05″W / 40.74639°N 74.00139°W / 40.74639; -74.00139
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
Line(s)Ninth Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (1 upper level; 2 lower level)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedOctober 21, 1873; 151 years ago (October 21, 1873)
ClosedJune 11, 1940; 84 years ago (June 11, 1940)[1]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
30th Street
toward 155th Street
 Ninth Avenue
Local
 14th Street
toward South Ferry

The 23rd Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had two levels. The lower level was built first and had two tracks and two side platforms. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track that served express trains that bypassed the station. It opened on October 21, 1873 and closed on June 11, 1940. The next southbound stop was 14th Street. The next northbound stop was 30th Street.

References

  1. ^ "Tonight to See City Pass Goal of Unification". New York Daily News. June 10, 1940. p. 37. Retrieved June 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
Stub icon 2

This Manhattan train station–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.