Services IRT Third Avenue Line Opened 26 August 1878 | Structure Elevated Borough Manhattan | |
 | ||
Platforms 4 side platforms (2 on each level) Tracks 3
(1 – upper level)
(2 – lower level) Closed May 12, 1955; 61 years ago (May 12, 1955) Next north 28th Street (Local)
42nd Street (Express) Address New York, NY 10010, United States Similar New York City Police Museum, Bryant Park, Marcus Garvey Park, William Tecumseh Sherman, Kappo Masa Restaurant | ||
23rd Street was an express station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line. It had two levels. The lower level was served by local trains and had two tracks and two side platforms. It was built first. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track with two side platforms and served express trains. This station closed on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street.
References
23rd Street (IRT Third Avenue Line) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA