The 23rd Street station was a station on the demolished

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. It had two levels. The lower level had two tracks and two

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s and served local trains. The upper level had one track for express trains. The next stop to the north was

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. The next stop to the south was 19th Street. The station closed on June 13, 1942.

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* *http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/caption.pl?/img/maps/calcagno-1920-elevated.gif IRT Second Avenue Line stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1880 1880 establishments in New York (state) Former elevated and subway stations in Manhattan 23rd Street (Manhattan) Railway stations in the United States closed in 1942 {{Manhattan-railstation-stub