Claremont Parkway station

Claremont Parkway
Claremont Parkway
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address	Claremont Parkway and 3rd Avenue; Bronx, New York 10457
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	Claremont
Coordinates	40°50′17.5″N 73°54′04″W
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Third Avenue Line
Services	None
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Opened	September 19, 1888; 138 years ago
Closed	April 29, 1973; 53 years ago
Former/other names	Wendover Avenue; Claremont Parkway − Between 171st St. & 172nd St
Next north	174th Street
Next south	169th Street
Location
	Location within New York City Subway Location within New York City Location within New York
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	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
	(Details about time periods)

The Claremont Parkway station, signed as "Claremont Parkway − Between 171st St. & 172nd St."^[3] 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,^[4] 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.^[5]^[6] Claremont Parkway station burned down on April 30, 1973, in a huge arson fire.^[7]