23rd Street station (BMT Broadway Line)

Coordinates: 40°44′29″N 73°59′21″W / 40.741339°N 73.989272°W / 40.741339; -73.989272
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 23 Street
 "R" train"W" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Downtown & Brooklyn station entrance
Station statistics
Addressintersection of 23rd Street, Fifth Avenue & Broadway
New York, NY 10010
BoroughManhattan
LocaleFlatiron District, Madison Square
Coordinates40°44′29″N 73°59′21″W / 40.741339°N 73.989272°W / 40.741339; -73.989272
DivisionB (BMT)
Line   BMT Broadway Line
Services   N weekends and late nights (weekends and late nights)
   Q late nights only (late nights only)
   R all except late nights (all except late nights)
   W weekdays only (weekdays only)
Transit connectionsBus transport NYCT Bus: M2, M3, M23 SBS, M55, X27, X28, SIM3, SIM6, SIM6X, SIM10, SIM31
Bus transport MTA Bus: BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4, BM5
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Other information
OpenedJanuary 5, 1918 (106 years ago) (1918-01-05)
Station code014[1]
Wireless serviceWi-Fi and cellular service is provided at this station[2]
Opposite-direction transfer availableNo
Traffic
Passengers (2019)7,085,694[4]Decrease 13.1%
Rank53 out of 424[4]
Station succession
Next north28th Street: N weekends and late nightsQ late nights onlyR all except late nightsW weekdays only
Next south14th Street–Union Square: N weekends and late nightsQ late nights onlyR all except late nightsW weekdays 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.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  2. "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  3. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.