23rd Street station (IRT Second Avenue Line)

The 23rd Street station 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.

23rd St.
Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
General information
LocationEast 23rd Street, between 2nd Avenue and 1st Avenue
New York, NY
Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan
Coordinates40°44′15″N 73°58′48″W / 40.73750°N 73.98000°W / 40.73750; -73.98000
Operated byInterborough Rapid Transit Company
City of New York (after 1940)
Line(s)Second Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
(2 – lower level)
(1 – upper level)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedMarch 1, 1880; 144 years ago (March 1, 1880)[1]
ClosedJune 13, 1942; 82 years ago (June 13, 1942)[2]
Former services
Preceding station Interborough Rapid Transit Following station
34th Street Second Avenue
Local
19th Street

References

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  1. ^ "Opening the Second Avenue Road". The Sun. March 1, 1880. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ "Pioneer Elevated Rattles Its Last". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. June 14, 1942. p. 45. Retrieved March 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
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