September 19, 1888; 135 years ago (September 19, 1888)
Closed
April 29, 1973; 51 years ago (April 29, 1973)[2]
Former/other names
Wendover Avenue Claremont Parkway − Between 171st St. & 172nd St
Traffic
2023
[3]
Rank
out of 423[3]
Next north
174th Street
Next south
169th Street
Location
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Description
Stops in station at all times
Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only
Stops late nights and weekends only
Stops weekdays during the day
Stops weekends during the day
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction
Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction
Stops rush hours only
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Station is closed
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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]
^"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.
^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.
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