23rd Street station (IRT Second Avenue Line)

For other uses, see 23rd Street.

23rd St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
Location	East 23rd Street and 2nd Avenue New York, NY Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates	40°44′15″N 73°58′48″W
Operated by	Interborough Rapid Transit Company City of New York (after 1940)
Line(s)	Second Avenue Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 – lower level) (1 – upper level)
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	March 1, 1880 (March 1, 1880)
Closed	June 13, 1942 (June 13, 1942)
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station 34th Street toward 129th Street Second Avenue Local 19th Street toward South Ferry 34th Street toward Second Avenue Queens peak 19th Street toward

23rd Street was a station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had two levels. The lower level had two tracks and two side platforms and served local trains. The upper level had one track for express trains. The next stop to the north was 34th Street. The next stop to the south was 19th Street. The station closed on June 13, 1942.

References

• "Second Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
• http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/caption.pl?/img/maps/calcagno-1920-elevated.gif