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]
23rd St. | ||||||||||||||||
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Former Manhattan Railway elevated station | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | East 23rd Street and 3rd Avenue New York, NY Lower Manhattan, Manhattan | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°44′19.6″N 73°58′59.4″W / 40.738778°N 73.983167°W | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | Interborough Rapid Transit Company City of New York (1940-1953) New York City Transit Authority | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Third Avenue Line | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 4 side platforms (2 on each level) | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 (1 – upper level) (2 – lower level) | |||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | August 26, 1878 | |||||||||||||||
Closed | May 12, 1955[1] | |||||||||||||||
Former services | ||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "Third Avenue El Makes Last Trip". The Kingston Daily Freeman. May 13, 1955. p. 10. Retrieved May 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ NYCTA Notice of Third Avenue Rail Closure for May 12, 1955
External links
edit- "3rd Avenue El". nycsubway.org. Archived from the original on 27 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- "Third Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2009-01-25.