23rd Street station (IRT Third Avenue Line) explained

Style:IRT
23rd St.
Type:Former Manhattan Railway elevated station
Operator:Interborough Rapid Transit Company
City of New York (1940-1953)
New York City Transit Authority
Line:Third Avenue Line
Platforms:4 side platforms (2 on each level)
Tracks:3
(1 – upper level)
(2 – lower level)
Address:East 23rd Street and 3rd Avenue
New York, NY
Borough:Lower Manhattan, Manhattan
Structure:Elevated
Closed:[1]
Other Services Header:Former services

The 23rd Street station was an express station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. 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.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Third Avenue El Makes Last Trip . May 30, 2020 . The Kingston Daily Freeman . May 13, 1955 . 10. Newspapers.com.
  2. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/21271423084/in/dateposted/ NYCTA Notice of Third Avenue Rail Closure for May 12, 1955