23rd Street station (BMT Broadway Line) facts for kids

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New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Downtown & Brooklyn station entrance
Station statistics
Address	intersection of 23rd Street, Fifth Avenue & Broadway New York, NY 10010
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Flatiron District, Madison Square
Coordinates	40°44′29″N 73°59′21″W / 40.741339°N 73.989272°W / 40.741339; -73.989272
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Broadway Line
Services	N nightsweekends (weekends and late nights) ​      Q nightsonly (late nights only) ​      R allexceptnights (all except late nights) ​      W weekdaysonly (weekdays only)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: M2, M3, M23 SBS, M55, X27, X28, SIM3, SIM6, SIM6X, SIM10, SIM31 MTA Bus: BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4, BM5
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	January 5, 1918 (107 years ago) (1918-01-05)
Station code	014
Wireless service
Opposite-direction transfer available	No
Traffic
Passengers (2019)	7,085,694   13.1%
Rank	53 out of 425
Station succession
Next north	28th Street: N nightsweekends ​Q nightsonly ​R allexceptnights ​W weekdaysonly
Next south	14th Street–Union Square: N nightsweekends ​Q nightsonly ​R allexceptnights ​W weekdaysonly
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Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops weekdays only Stops late nights and weekends Stops late nights only

The 23rd Street subway station is a busy stop on the BMT Broadway Line in New York City. It's located in the Flatiron District of Manhattan. You can find it right where 23rd Street, Fifth Avenue, and Broadway all come together. The R and W trains stop at this station.

About the 23rd Street Station

This station is an important part of the New York City Subway system. It helps many people travel around Manhattan every day.

Station Details

The 23rd Street station has two side platforms. This means there's a platform on each side of the tracks. The station is underground, so you go down stairs or an escalator to reach the trains. It has four tracks in total.

When It Opened

The 23rd Street station first opened a long time ago. It started serving passengers on January 5, 1918. That makes it over 100 years old!

Trains and Connections

The R and W trains stop at the 23rd Street station. These trains are part of the Broadway local service. This means they make all stops along their route. From here, the next station to the north is 28th Street. To the south, the next station is 14th Street–Union Square.

You can also connect to many buses from this station. Several NYCT Bus and MTA Bus routes stop nearby. This makes it easy to get to other parts of the city.

Images for kids

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  View of the station in 1999, before it was updated in 2001

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  The entrance to the downtown station

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  A look at some artwork inside the station

See also

In Spanish: Calle 23 (línea Broadway) para niños