23rd Street (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)

23rd Street
Former New York City Subway rapid transit station

A newsstand beneath one of the entrances to 23rd Street Station in December 1902.
Station statistics
Borough Manhattan
Coordinates 40°44′34.35″N 73°59′34.14″W / 40.7428750°N 73.9928167°W / 40.7428750; -73.9928167Coordinates: 40°44′34.35″N 73°59′34.14″W / 40.7428750°N 73.9928167°W / 40.7428750; -73.9928167
Services IRT Sixth Avenue Line
Structure Elevated
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Closed December 4, 1938 (December 4, 1938)
Station succession
Next north 28th Street
Next south 18th Street

23rd Street was a station on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line. It had two tracks and two side platforms. It was served by trains from the IRT Sixth Avenue Line. It closed on December 4, 1938. The next southbound stop was 18th Street. The next northbound stop was 28th Street. Two years later the rapid transit needs of the intersection were replaced by the underground 23rd Street (IND Sixth Avenue Line) subway station.

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