23rd Street (IRT Second Avenue Line)

23rd Street
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address	East 23rd Street and 2nd Avenue New York, NY 10010
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Midtown Manhattan
Coordinates	40°44′14.8″N 73°58′47.74″W / 40.737444°N 73.9799278°W / 40.737444; -73.9799278Coordinates: 40°44′14.8″N 73°58′47.74″W / 40.737444°N 73.9799278°W / 40.737444; -73.9799278
Division	A (IRT)
Services	IRT Second Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 – lower level) (1 – upper level)
Other information
Opened	March 1, 1880 (March 1, 1880)
Closed	June 13, 1942 (June 13, 1942)
Station succession
Next north	34th Street
Next south	19th Street
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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 only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops daily except 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 station on the demolished IRT Second Avenue Line. 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