23rd Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)
Appearance
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Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | West 23rd Street and 9th Avenue New York, NY Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°44′47″N 74°00′05″W / 40.74639°N 74.00139°W | ||||||||||
Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Ninth Avenue Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 3 (1 upper level; 2 lower level) | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | October 21, 1873 | ||||||||||
Closed | June 11, 1940[1] | ||||||||||
Former services | |||||||||||
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The 23rd Street station was a local station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. 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
[edit]- ^ "Tonight to See City Pass Goal of Unification". New York Daily News. June 10, 1940. p. 37. Retrieved June 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
Categories:
- IRT Ninth Avenue Line stations
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1873
- Former elevated and subway stations in Manhattan
- 1873 establishments in New York (state)
- 1940 disestablishments in New York (state)
- 23rd Street (Manhattan)
- Railway stations in the United States closed in 1940
- Manhattan railway station stubs