23rd Street station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)

23 Street
View of northbound platform
General information
LocationWest 23rd Street & Seventh Avenue
Chelsea, Manhattan, New York
Coordinates40°44′38″N 73°59′46″W / 40.744°N 73.996°W / 40.744; -73.996
Line(s)IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Connections NYCT Bus: M7, M20, M23 SBS
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Accessiblefuture
Other information
ClassificationA Division
History
OpenedJuly 1, 1918 (1918-07-01)
Original companyInterborough Rapid Transit
Passengers
20233,154,290 15%
Rank103 out of 423
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway Following station
28th Street
1  2 

Local
18th Street
1  2 
does not stop here

The 23rd Street station is a local station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at 23rd Street and Seventh Avenue in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, it is served by the 1 train at all times and by the 2 train during late nights. The station was built by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) as part of the Dual Contracts with New York City, and opened on July 1, 1918. The station had its platforms extended in the 1960s, and was renovated in the 1990s.