23rd Street station (PATH)

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23rd Street
Port Authority Trans-Hudson PATH rapid transit station
23rd Street Station - PATH.jpg
The New Jersey-bound platform at 23rd Street in August 2014.
Location23rd Street and Sixth Avenue
Manhattan, New York
Coordinates40°44′34″N 73°59′34″W / 40.742893°N 73.992865°W / 40.742893; -73.992865Coordinates: 40°44′34″N 73°59′34″W / 40.742893°N 73.992865°W / 40.742893; -73.992865
Owned byPort Authority of New York and New Jersey
Line(s)Uptown Hudson Tubes
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsNew York City Subway:
"F" train"F" express train​"M" train at 23rd Street
Local Transit NYCT Bus: M7 NB, M23 SBS, M55 NB
History
OpenedJune 15, 1908[1]
Electrified600V (DC) third rail
Passengers
20182,553,706[2] Decrease 9.5%
Services
Preceding station PATH logo.svg PATH Following station
14th Street
toward Hoboken
 HOB–33
Weekdays
 33rd Street
Terminus
14th Street
toward Journal Square
 JSQ–33
Weekdays
JSQ–33 (via HOB)
Weeknights Weekends Holidays
Former services
Preceding station Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Following station
19th Street
toward Summit Avenue
 Summit Avenue–33rd Street 28th Street
toward Hudson Terminal
hide
Track layout
Legend
PATH to 33 St
6 Av Line
to 34 St–Herald Sq
6 Av Line to 14 St
PATH to 14 St

23rd Street is a station on the PATH system. Located at the intersection of 23rd Street and Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas) in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, it is served by the Hoboken–33rd Street and Journal Square–33rd Street lines on weekdays, and by the Journal Square–33rd Street (via Hoboken) line on weekends.

Station layout[]

G Street level Exit/entrance
B1
Sixth Avenue and PATH platforms 		West mezzanine Fare control, MetroCard machines
Side platform
Northbound local ← "F" train"F" express train toward 179th Street (34th Street–Herald Square)
← "M" train weekdays toward 71st Avenue (34th Street–Herald Square)
Side platform
Northbound ←      HOB–33 weekdays toward 33rd Street (Terminus)
←           JSQ–33 (via HOB weekends) toward 33rd Street (Terminus)
Southbound →      HOB–33 weekdays toward Hoboken (14th Street) →
→           JSQ–33 (via HOB weekends) toward Journal Square (14th Street) →
Side platform
Southbound local → "F" train"F" express train toward Coney Island (14th Street) →
→ "M" train weekdays toward Metropolitan Avenue (14th Street) →
Side platform
East mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
B2 Underpass Connection between PATH platforms
B3
Lower level[3] 		Northbound express ← "B" train"D" train do not stop here
Southbound express → "B" train"D" train do not stop here →

The station opened on June 15, 1908. Before the line was extended to 23rd Street, the northern terminus of the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad was a station located at 19th Street (now closed).[1]

This PATH station has side platforms, but passengers must descend one level, walk through an underpass, and go up another stairwell, leading to the New York City Subway mezzanine. The PATH fare control is located in the underpass, which is underneath the tracks of the IND Sixth Avenue Line.[4]

There is a connection to the IND at their platforms, served by the F, <F>, and ​M trains, which are located on either side of the PATH station. The express tracks, used by the B and ​D trains, are located below the PATH tracks on a lower level.[4] The express tracks were constructed in the mid-1960s using the "deep-bore" tunneling method and both are not visible from the station.[3] On the express tracks on the lower level, the deep-bore tunnel's round shape becomes square below this station and at 14th Street stations, where provisions for lower level platforms were built.

Exits[]

The northbound platform can be accessed from the exits on the east side of 23rd Street and Sixth Avenue, while the southbound platform can be accessed from the exits on the west side. There are two exits to each corner of that intersection, which serve both the subway and PATH platforms in each direction.[5] The PATH station has direct entrances only from the IND station on either side, which are accessed only by going below the subway platform in the respective direction and then ascending onto the PATH platform. The 33rd Street-bound PATH is accessed from the northbound subway platform, while the New Jersey-bound PATH is accessed from the southbound subway platform. The southern entrances on each side appear to be part of the original 1911 PATH entrances.[5]


Combined New York City Subway and PATH entrances at 23rd Street and Sixth Avenue
From left to right:
  • Southeast corner entrance, seen in 2017
  • Northeast corner entrance, seen in 2017
  • Northeast corner entrance, seen in 2018 after New York City Subway station's renovation

Nearby attractions[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "To Extend Hudson Tunnel; Trains to Begin Running to Twenty-third Street on Monday". The New York Times. June 12, 1908. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
  2. ^ "PATH Ridership Report" (PDF). pathnynj.gov. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b nycsubway.org – IND 6th Avenue: 23rd Street
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "MTA Neighborhood Maps: neighborhood". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

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