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23rd Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)

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Services
  
IRT Ninth Avenue Line

Platforms
  
2 side platforms

Opened
  
21 October 1873

Structure
  
Elevated

Next north
  
30th Street

Borough
  
Manhattan

Tracks
  
3 (1 upper level) (2 lower level)

Closed
  
June 11, 1940; 76 years ago (June 11, 1940)

Similar
  
New York City Police Museum, Bryant Park, Marcus Garvey Park, William Tecumseh Sherman, Kappo Masa Restaurant

23rd Street was a station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line. 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.

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23rd Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line) Wikipedia