23rd Street station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)

The 23rd Street station is a local station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at 23rd Street and Seventh Avenue in Chelsea, Manhattan, it is served by the 1 train at all times and by the 2 train during late nights. The station was built by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) as part of the Dual Contracts with New York City, and opened on July 1, 1918. The station had its platforms extended in the 1960s, and was renovated in the 1990s.

 23 Street
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
View of northbound platform
Station statistics
AddressWest 23rd Street & Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10011
BoroughManhattan
LocaleChelsea
Coordinates40.744°N 73.996°W / 40.744; -73.996
DivisionA (IRT)
Line   IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
Services   1  (all times)
   2  (late nights)
Transit NYCT Bus: M7, M20, M23 SBS
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Other information
OpenedJuly 1, 1918 (1918-07-01)
Opposite-
direction
transfer
No
Traffic
20222,741,773 48.7%
Rank104 out of 423
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway Following station
28th Street
1  2 
toward Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street

Local
18th Street
1  2 
toward South Ferry
does not stop here
Location
Track layout

Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times
Stops late nights only
Stops late nights and weekends
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