The 23rd Street station was a station on the demolished

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. It had two tracks and two

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s. It was served by trains from the

. This station opened on June 5, 1878 and closed on December 4, 1938. The next southbound stop was

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. The next northbound stop was 28th Street. Two years later the rapid transit needs of the intersection were replaced by the underground 23rd Street IND subway station.

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IRT Sixth Avenue Line stations Former elevated and subway stations in Manhattan 1938 disestablishments in New York (state) Sixth Avenue 23rd Street (Manhattan) Railway stations in the United States opened in 1878 1878 establishments in New York (state) Railway stations in the United States closed in 1938 {{Manhattan-railstation-stub