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

Quick facts for kids  23 Street  ​
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 (106 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
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
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

23rd Street is a station on the BMT Broadway Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 23rd Street, Fifth Avenue and Broadway in Flatiron District, Manhattan. It is served by the R and W trains.

After this station, the next stations will be 28th Street and 14th Street Union Square.

Images for kids

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  View of the station in 1999, before its 2001 renovation

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  Downtown station entrance

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  View of station artwork

See also

In Spanish: Calle 23 (línea Broadway) para niños