23rd Street station (IRT Second Avenue Line)
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Former Manhattan Railway elevated station (closed 1942)
For other uses, see 23rd Street.
23rd St. | |||||||||
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| Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | |||||||||
| General information | |||||||||
| Location | East 23rd Street, between 2nd Avenue and 1st Avenue New York, NY Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°44′15′′N 73°58′48′′W / 40.73750°N 73.98000°W / 40.73750; -73.98000 | ||||||||
| Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company City of New York (after 1940) | ||||||||
| Line(s) | Second Avenue Line | ||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||
| Tracks | 3 (2 – lower level) (1 – upper level) | ||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Opened | March 1, 1880; 144 years ago (March 1, 1880)[1] | ||||||||
| Closed | June 13, 1942; 82 years ago (June 13, 1942)[2] | ||||||||
| Former services | |||||||||
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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.
References
[edit ]- ^ "Opening the Second Avenue Road". The Sun . March 1, 1880. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
- ^ "Pioneer Elevated Rattles Its Last". The Daily Oklahoman . Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. June 14, 1942. p. 45. Retrieved March 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
External links
[edit ]- "Second Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 2009年01月25日.
- http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/caption.pl?/img/maps/calcagno-1920-elevated.gif
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