23rd Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) facts for kids

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New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Uptown platform
Station statistics
Address	East 23rd Street & Park Avenue South New York, NY 10010
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Park Avenue South, Gramercy, Flatiron District
Coordinates	40.740169°N 73.98644°W / 40.740169; -73.98644
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Lexington Avenue Line
Services	4 Template:NYCS time (late nights) ​      6 Template:NYCS time (all times) <6>Template:NYCS time (weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction)
Transit connections	New York City Bus: M1, M2, M3, M23 SBS, SIM3, SIM6, SIM6X, SIM10, SIM31 MTA Bus: BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4, QM21
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	October 27, 1904  (1904-10-27)
Station code	405
Accessible	ADA-accessible
Wireless service
Opposite-direction transfer available	No
Traffic
Passengers (2019)	8,659,806   4.2%
Rank	35 out of 425
Station succession
Next north	33rd Street: 4 Template:NYCS time ​6 Template:NYCS time <6>Template:NYCS time 28th Street: 4 Template:NYCS time ​6 Template:NYCS time <6>Template:NYCS time
Next north	Grand Central–42nd Street: 4 Template:NYCS time ​6 Template:NYCS time <6>Template:NYCS time
Next south	18th Street (closed): no service 14th Street–Union Square: 4 Template:NYCS time ​6 Template:NYCS time <6>Template:NYCS time
Next south	Bleecker Street: 4 Template:NYCS time ​6 Template:NYCS time <6>Template:NYCS time
Location
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops late nights only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

23rd Street is a local station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 23rd Street and Park Avenue South in Gramercy Park and Flatiron District, Manhattan. It is served by the 6 train.

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

Notes

Images for kids

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  Entrance kiosks that used to exist

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  Mercantile Building entrance

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  The former narrow entrance on the northeastern corner of 23rd St and Park Avenue South to the northbound platform

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  Relocated northeastern corner entrance under construction in July 2015

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  Relocated northeastern corner entrance, with construction of the elevator in the background