23rd Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)

For other uses, see 23rd Street.

23rd Street
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address	West 23rd Street and 9th Avenue New York, NY 10001
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Midtown Manhattan
Coordinates	40°44′47.36″N 74°0′4.93″W
Division	A (IRT)
Services	IRT Ninth Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (1 upper level) (2 lower level)
Other information
Opened	October 21, 1873 (October 21, 1873)
Closed	June 11, 1940 (June 11, 1940)
Traffic
2023
Rank	out of 423
Station succession
Next north	30th Street
Next south	14th Street
Location
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekends during the day Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

23rd Street was a local station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line. 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

• "Ninth Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-01-25. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)