23rd Street (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)

23rd Street
Former New York City Subway station
A newsstand beneath one of the entrances to 23rd Street Station in December 1902.
Station statistics
Address	West 23rd Street and 6th Avenue New York, NY, 10010
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Midtown 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
Division	A (IRT)
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
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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 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.

References

• "Sixth Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2009.