23rd Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

23rd Street is a local station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 23rd Street and Eighth Avenue in Chelsea, Manhattan, it is served by the C and E trains, the former of which is replaced by the A train during late nights.

23 Street  ​​
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Downtown platform
Station statistics
Address	West 23rd Street & Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10011
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Chelsea
Coordinates	40.745274°N 73.998499°W
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Eighth Avenue Line
Services	A  (late nights) ​   C  (all except late nights) ​   E  (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: M20, M23 SBS
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	September 10, 1932[1]
Station code	165[2]
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2019	7,272,610[3]  2%
Rank	52 out of 424[3]
Station succession
Next north	34th Street–Penn Station: A  ​C  ​E
Next south	14th Street: A  ​C  ​E
Location
Track layout to 34 St to 14 St
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops all times Stops late nights only

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit/entrance
B1 Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound local	← toward 168th Street (34th Street–Penn Station) ← toward Jamaica Center (34th Street–Penn Station) ← toward 207th Street late nights (34th Street–Penn Station)
	Northbound express	← does not stop here
	Southbound express	→ does not stop here →
	Southbound local	→ toward Euclid Avenue (14th Street) → → toward World Trade Center (14th Street) → → toward Far Rockaway late nights (14th Street) →
	Side platform
B2	Crossunder	Connection between platforms

Crossunder on the southbound platform

Western entrance

This underground station opened on September 10, 1932, as part of the city-operated Independent Subway System (IND)'s initial segment, the Eighth Avenue Line between Chambers Street and 207th Street.[1][4] There are four tracks and two side platforms. The two center tracks are used by the A express train during daytime hours. Just north of this station, a storage track begins between the two express tracks. This track runs north and stub-ends at the south end of the center platform at 34th Street–Penn Station.

Both platform walls have "23RD ST." name tablets in a yellow background and "23" in white numbering on a black border. There are also directional signs in the same format. The platform columns are yellow with every other one having the standard black and white station signs.

The station was planned to be renovated as part of the 2010–2014 MTA Capital Program. An MTA study conducted in 2014 found that 40% of station components were out of date.[5] In 2015–2016, two of the staircases were renovated.[6] The MTA undertook design studies in the 2015–2019 MTA Capital Program, but deferred actual construction.[7]

Exits

All fare controls are on platform level. The full-time ones are at the south end of the station, at 23rd Street. Each entrance and exit has a turnstile bank, token booth, and two staircases to the street. The northbound side leads to either eastern corner of 23rd Street and Eighth Avenue and the southbound side leads to either western corner. A crossunder within fare control at the 23rd Street end connects both platforms.[8]

Each platform has an exit-only at the center, at 24th Street. Two High Entry-Exit Turnstiles lead to a small mezzanine, where a single staircase goes up to the streets. The northbound side leads to the southeast corner of 24th Street and 8th Avenue, and the southbound side to the northwest corner.[8]

Both platforms have another fare control area at their north ends, at 25th Street, that require going up a short flight of stairs to reach. Though open at all times, they are unstaffed, containing HEET turnstiles without a token booth. Each entrance here has two street stairs, the northbound side to either eastern corner of 25th Street and Eighth Avenue and the southbound side to either western corner. The crossunder here is closed.[8]

References

1. "List of the 28 Stations on the New 8th Av. Line". The New York Times. September 10, 1932. p. 6. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
2. "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
3. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
4. Crowell, Paul (September 10, 1932). "Gay Midnight Crowd Rides First Trains In The New Subway: Throngs at Station an Hour Before Time, Rush Turnstiles When Chains are Dropped" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
5. Review of the A and C Lines (PDF) (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 11, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
6. "Project Details". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
7. "Project Details". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
8. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Chelsea" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.

External links

• nycsubway.org – IND 8th Avenue: 23rd Street
• Station Reporter — C Train
• Station Reporter — E Train
• 23rd Street Entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 24th Street Exit Only Stairs from Google Maps Street View
• 25th Street Entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View