23rd Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)

The 23rd Street station is a local station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Park Avenue South and 23rd Street in Gramercy Park and Flatiron District, Manhattan, it is served by 6 trains at all times, <6> trains during weekdays in the peak direction, and 4 trains during late night hours.

 23 Street
 
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
View of northbound platform
Station statistics
AddressEast 23rd Street & Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10010
BoroughManhattan
LocalePark Avenue South, Gramercy, Flatiron District
Coordinates40.740169°N 73.98644°W / 40.740169; -73.98644
DivisionA (IRT)
Line   IRT Lexington Avenue Line
Services   4  (late nights)
   6  (all times) <6>  (weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction)
Transit New York City Bus: M1, M2, M3, M9, M14A SBS, M14D SBS, M15, M15 SBS, M23 SBS, M34 SBS, M34A SBS, M55, M101, M102, M103, SIM3, SIM6, SIM6X, SIM10, SIM11, SIM31, X37, X38, X63, X64, X68
MTA Bus: BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4, BxM1, BxM7, BxM10, BxM18, QM21
NYC Ferry: Soundview Route (on FDR Drive/Avenue C and East 20th Street)
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Other information
OpenedOctober 27, 1904 (1904-10-27)
Accessible ADA-accessible
Opposite-
direction
transfer
No
Traffic
20224,766,220 59.6%
Rank44 out of 423
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway Following station
28th Street
4  6  <6>
toward Pelham Bay Park

Local
14th Street–Union Square
4  6  <6>
does not stop here
Location
Track layout

Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times
Stops late nights only
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

The 23rd Street station was constructed for the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) as part of the city's first subway line, which was approved in 1900. Construction of the line segment that includes the 23rd Street station started on September 12 of the same year. The station opened on October 27, 1904, as one of the original 28 stations of the New York City Subway. The station's platforms were lengthened in the late 1940s.

The 23rd Street station contains two side platforms and four tracks; express trains use the inner two tracks to bypass the station. The station was built with tile and mosaic decorations, which are continued along the platform extensions. The platforms contain exits to 22nd Street to the south and 23rd Street to the north. The platforms are not connected to each other within fare control. The station contains elevators from the street, which make it compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

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