23 Street (F) - The SubwayNut

23 Street station has the subway tracks on various separate areas: the two upper level local tracks that stop at the station are on either side of the PATH trains and their 23 Street station that is in the middle of 6 Avenue. The two express tracks bypass the station and are in a bore tunnel beneath that actual has minimal previsions to be turned into a station stop if needed, this seems completely unnecessary.

The two local platforms each are columless with a light green trimline and dark green border along both the track walls (the PATH platform is right there) and platform walls. This in all locations has little 23s in black tiling beneath it. The platforms are columnless except for a few near the on platform fare control areas, one for each direction with turnstiles.

Each fare control area has a staircase down to the PATH train (no free transfers) in the same direction of travel (Uptown leads to the 33 Street-bound platform, downtown to the Jersey-bound platform) that go back upstairs to reach the actual PATH platforms.

Exits from each fare control area are to a corner of 6 Avenue and 23 Street. The Uptown platform has four total entrances (two each) from the NE and SE corners, the downtown platform is the same, four total entrances (two each) from the NW and SW corners. The northern corner streetstairs look basically standard except one for each direction has a sign for Subway-PATH overhanging the entrance, a unique design to this station. The side signs on the sides of the streetstairs also say Subway PATH. The ones on the south corners are more unique. These are branded and maintained by PATH. These have a polished silver color and signs above the entrances to the staircases for the direction of travel, the PATH logo, and an old M F,M (M being the MTA's old logo).

The station was given a Cuomo's "sexy station" (enhanced station initative) renovation and both platforms were closed to passengers from July 23, 2018 through November 29, 2018 for these renovations (the PATH platforms remained open). These renovations included the installation of new digital infromation signs on both platforms (including digital route maps), the northern entrance staircases recieved illuminated signs (already missing parts of some letters) along the overhanging part of the staircase, along with black digital signs in their midsections. The signs on the sides of the staircases that used to say Subway-PATH, now just say Subway. Unlike at some sexy stations, the full staircases weren't replaced, retianing their normal green color. The fare control area recieved black walls surrounding the MVMs, a black token booth, and lots of digital signs. The fencing around the turnstiles was replaced with lower glass fencing.
Photos 1: 26 December, 2004; 2-13: December 31, 2008; 14: July 6, 2011; 15-36: September 3, 2023

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Looking out of a window of an R9 stopped at the station at the black 23s beneath the green trimline

One of the downtown streetstairs also for PATH trains to NJ

A newsstand in front of a streetstair

A newsstand blocks half of the Subway and PATH trains sign

Another streetstair

A sign on the side of the streetstairs PATH Trains is written

The Uptown entrance with the unique sign above the staircase

The gate to PATH trains viewed from within the subway's fare control area

Looking down the platform

The walls of the platforms

The 23s beneath the trimline on the walls of the platform

A 23 Street name tablet

An F train enters

A name tablet and station entrance

The historic IND tiling, just slightly different lighting and a tactile warning strip is the evidence of the station's enhancements on this portion of the platform

The wooden leaning posts (that don't really work) and a countdown clock at 23 Street

After entering the turnstiles

Approaching the renovated fare control area on the Downtown platform, glass walls next to the turnstiles

The station's one exit to 23 Street & 8 Avenue and the easiest connection to PATH trains

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