23rd Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
23 Street | |||||||||||
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New York City Subway station (rapid transit) | |||||||||||
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Address | West 23rd Street & Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10011 | ||||||||||
Borough | Manhattan | ||||||||||
Locale | Chelsea | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°44′43″N 73°59′55″W / 40.745274°N 73.998499°W | ||||||||||
Division | B (IND)[1] | ||||||||||
Line | IND Eighth Avenue Line | ||||||||||
Services | A (late nights) C (all except late nights) E (all times) | ||||||||||
Transit | NYCT Bus: M20, M23 SBS | ||||||||||
Structure | Underground | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
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Opened | September 10, 1932[2] | ||||||||||
Opposite- direction transfer | Yes | ||||||||||
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2023 | 4,370,344[3] 12.1% | ||||||||||
Rank | 63 out of 423[3] | ||||||||||
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Next north | Template:NYCS next | ||||||||||
Next south | Template:NYCS next | ||||||||||
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23rd Street is a local station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 23rd Street and Eighth Avenue in Chelsea, Manhattan, it is served by the C and E trains, the former of which is replaced by the A train during late nights.
Station layout
Ground | Street level | Exit/entrance |
Platform level | Side platform | |
Northbound local | ← toward 168th Street (34th Street–Penn Station) ← toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (34th Street–Penn Station) ← toward Inwood–207th Street late nights (34th Street–Penn Station) | |
Northbound express | ← does not stop here | |
Southbound express | does not stop here → | |
Southbound local | toward Euclid Avenue (14th Street) → toward World Trade Center (14th Street) → toward Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue late nights (14th Street) → | |
Side platform | ||
Basement 2 | Crossunder | Connection between platforms |
This underground station opened on September 10, 1932, as part of the city-operated Independent Subway System (IND)'s initial segment, the Eighth Avenue Line between Chambers Street and 207th Street.[2][5] There are four tracks and two side platforms. The two center tracks are used by the A express train during daytime hours. Just north of this station, a storage track begins between the two express tracks. This track runs north and stub-ends at the south end of the center platform at 34th Street – Penn Station.
Both platform walls have "23RD ST." name tablets in a yellow background and "23" in white numbering on a black border. There are also directional signs in the same format. The platform columns are yellow with every other one having the standard black and white station signs.
The station is planned to be renovated as part of the 2010–2014 MTA Capital Program. An MTA study conducted in 2014 found that 40% of station components were out of date.[6]
Exits
All fare controls are on platform level. The full-time ones are at the south end of the station, at 23rd Street. Each entrance/exit has a turnstile bank, token booth, and two staircases to the street. The northbound side leads to either eastern corner of 23rd Street and Eighth Avenue and the southbound side leads to either western corner. A crossunder within fare control at the 23rd Street end connects both platforms.[7]
Each platform has an exit-only at the center, at 24th Street. Two High Entry-Exit Turnstiles lead to a small mezzanine, where a single staircase goes up to the streets. The northbound side leads to the southeast corner of 24th Street and 8th Avenue, and the southbound side to the northwest corner.[7]
Both platforms have another fare control area at their north ends, at 25th Street, that require going up a short flight of stairs to reach. Though open at all times, they are unstaffed, containing no token booth and just HEET turnstiles. Each entrance here has two street stairs, the northbound side to either eastern corner of 25th Street and Eighth Avenue and the southbound side to either western corner. The crossunder here is closed.[7]
References
- ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ a b "List of the 28 Stations on the New 8th Av. Line". The New York Times. September 10, 1932. p. 6. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ "Gay midnight crowd rides first trains in new subway". The New York Times. September 10, 1932. p. 1.
- ^ Review of the A and C Lines (PDF) (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 11, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ^ a b c "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Chelsea" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
External links
- nycsubway.org – IND 8th Avenue: 23rd Street
- Station Reporter — C Train
- Station Reporter — E Train
- 23rd Street Entrance from Google Maps Street View
- 24th Street Exit Only Stairs from Google Maps Street View
- 25th Street Entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View