CHELSEA, Manhattan (WABC) -- Police are investigating after a woman was stabbed inside a subway station in Manhattan on Tuesday.

Officers responded to the Eighth Avenue and West 23rd Street station in Chelsea at 6:30 p.m., where they found a 25-year-old woman stabbed on the left side of her back.

Police say the victim was walking into the station, down the stairs, when she was approached by a male who stabbed her.

She was taken to Bellevue Hospital where she's expected to recover.

The suspect, a man, was last seen fleeing from the station in a white shirt and blue pants.

The stabbing is being investigated as an unprovoked attack, according to police sources.

No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available

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