23rd Street station (PATH)

23rd Street
The New Jersey-bound platform at 23rd Street in August 2014.
Location	23rd Street and Sixth Avenue Manhattan, New York
Coordinates	40°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 by	Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Line(s)	PATH:   HOB–33   JSQ–33   JSQ–33 (via HOB)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	New York City Subway: at 23rd Street NYCT Bus: M5 NB, M7 NB, M23
History
Opened	1908
Electrified	600V (DC) Third Rail
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	2,595,343[1]  6.2%
Services
Preceding station   PATH   Following station   Regular service   14th Street toward Hoboken HOB–33 33rd Street Terminus 14th Street toward Journal Square JSQ–33   Nights and weekends   14th Street toward Journal Square JSQ–33 (via HOB) 33rd Street Terminus

The 23rd Street PATH station, opened on June 15, 1908, is located on 23rd Street and Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas), at the north end of Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood. 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).^[2]

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
B1 Sixth Avenue Line/PATH platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound local	← toward Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue (14th Street) ← toward Middle Village – Metropolitan Avenue (14th Street)
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound	←      HOB–33 toward Hoboken Terminal (14th Street) ←      JSQ–33 toward Journal Square (14th Street) ←      JSQ–33 (via HOB) toward Journal Square (14th Street)
	Northbound	→      HOB–33 toward 33rd Street (Terminus) → →      JSQ–33 toward 33rd Street (Terminus) → →      JSQ–33 (via HOB) toward 33rd Street (Terminus) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound local	→ toward Jamaica – 179th Street (34th Street – Herald Square) → → toward Forest Hills – 71st Avenue (34th Street – Herald Square) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
B2	Mezzanine	Entrance/Exit, fare control, transfer to IND Sixth Avenue line platforms (  trains)
B3 Lower level	Southbound express	← do not stop here
	Northbound express	→ do not stop here →

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 IND Sixth Avenue Line tracks.^[3]

There is a connection to the IND Sixth Avenue Line at their platforms (F M), which are located on either side of the PATH station. The express tracks (B D) are located below the PATH tracks on a lower level.^[3]

Nearby attractions

• Flatiron Building
• Madison Square Park
• New York Life Insurance Building

References

External links

• PATH - 23rd Street Station
• 23rd Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platform from Google Maps Street View

Turnstiles

PATH (Port Authority Trans-Hudson)
Services	HOB–33 HOB–WTC JSQ–33 JSQ–33 (via HOB) NWK–WTC
Stations	Exchange Place Grove Street Harrison Hoboken Journal Square Newark Newport Christopher Street 9th Street 14th Street 23rd Street 33rd Street World Trade Center
Infrastructure	Dock Bridge Downtown Hudson Tubes PATH Lift Bridge Uptown Hudson Tubes
Historical	Centre Street Bridge Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Powerhouse Hudson Terminal Park Place
Related	Port Authority of New York and New Jersey SmartLink