Claremont Parkway (IRT Third Avenue Line)

Claremont Parkway
Former New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Claremont
Line	IRT Third Avenue Line
Services	None
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	September 19, 1888
Closed	April 29, 1973
Former/other names	Wendover Avenue Claremont Parkway − Between 171st St. & 172nd St
Station succession
Next north	174th Street
Next south	169th Street

Claremont Parkway, signed as "Claremont Parkway − Between 171st St. & 172nd St."^[1] was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line. It originally opened on September 19, 1888 by the Suburban Rapid Transit Company as Wendover Avenue Station,^[2] and had three tracks and two side platforms. It was the northern terminus of the Third Avenue elevated until 1891. 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 and was demolished in 1977, along with the rest of the Third Avenue El.^[3][4]

References

1. 1973 image of Claremont Parkway station with old sign, by Steve Zabel (NYCSubway.org)
2. Postcard of Wendover Avenue El Station (Charles Warren Gallery; Picasa)
3. 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.
4. Blumenthal, Ralph (August 27, 1977). "Now That El's Gone, Bronx Hub Sees A Brighter Future". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 September 2015.

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. Retrieved 2009-01-25.

Coordinates: 40°50′17.5″N 73°54′04″W / 40.838194°N 73.90111°W