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 (September 19, 1888)
Closed April 29, 1973 (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]

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


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