23rd Street station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)
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The 23rd Street station was a station on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had two tracks and two side platforms. It was served by trains from the IRT Sixth Avenue Line. This station opened on June 5, 1878 and 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 subway station.
23rd St. | |||||||||||
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Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | West 23rd Street and 6th Avenue New York, NY Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°44′34.35″N 73°59′34.14″W / 40.7428750°N 73.9928167°W | ||||||||||
Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Sixth Avenue Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | June 5, 1878 | ||||||||||
Closed | December 4, 1938[1] | ||||||||||
Former services | |||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "Days of Yore Recalled as 'L' Line Goes". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. December 5, 1938. p. 9. Retrieved June 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.