23rd Street was a station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line

IRT Ninth Avenue Line

The IRT Ninth Avenue Line, often called the Ninth Avenue El, was the first elevated railway in New York City. It opened in 1868 as the West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway, a cable-hauled line. It ceased operation in 1940....

. It had two levels. The lower level was built first and had two tracks and two side platforms. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track that served express trains that bypassed the station. It closed on July 11, 1940. The next southbound stop was 14th Street

14th Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)

14th Street was a station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line, an elevated railway in New York City. It had two levels. The lower level was built first and had two tracks and two side platforms. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track and two side platforms...

. The next northbound stop was 30th Street

30th Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)

30th Street was a station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line. It had two levels. The lower level was built first and had two tracks and two side platforms. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts and had one track that served express trains that bypassed the station. It closed...

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