Claremont Parkway station
Claremont Parkway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Address | Claremont Parkway and 3rd Avenue Bronx, NY 10457 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Borough | The Bronx | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Claremont | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°50′17.5″N 73°54′04″W / 40.838194°N 73.90111°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | A (IRT)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | IRT Third Avenue Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | September 19, 1888 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | April 29, 1973[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former/other names | Wendover Avenue Claremont Parkway − Between 171st St. & 172nd St | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | out of 423[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Next north | 174th Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Next south | 169th Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Claremont Parkway station, signed as "Claremont Parkway − Between 171st St. & 172nd St."[4] was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in the Bronx, New York City. It originally opened on September 19, 1888, by the Suburban Rapid Transit Company as Wendover Avenue Station,[5] and had three tracks and two side platforms. It was the northern terminus of the Third Avenue elevated until 1891. It was also two blocks east of the former Claremont Park New York Central Railroad station along the Harlem Line that was closed in 1960. The next stop to the north was 174th Street. The next stop to the south was 169th Street. The station closed on April 29, 1973.[6][7] Claremont Parkway station burned down on April 30, 1973, in a huge arson fire.[8]
References
- ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Third Avenue El Makes Final Run". The Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. April 30, 1973. p. 18. Retrieved June 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ 1973 image of Claremont Parkway station with old sign, by Steve Zabel (NYCSubway.org)
- ^ Postcard of Wendover Avenue El Station (Charles Warren Gallery; Picasa)
- ^ Donovan, Aaron (July 29, 2001). "If You're Thinking of Living In/Belmont; Close-Knit Bronx Area With Italian Aura". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ Blumenthal, Ralph (August 27, 1977). "Now That El's Gone, Bronx Hub Sees A Brighter Future" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Firemen Had an El of a Time". New York Daily News. May 1, 1973. p. 72. Retrieved June 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- "Claremont Parkway (3rd Avenue El)". nycsubway.org. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- "3rd Avenue El". nycsubway.org. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- "Third Avenue Local". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2009-01-25.