180th Street–Bronx Park (IRT White Plains Road Line)

For the current 180th Street Station on the White Plains Road line, see East 180th Street (IRT White Plains Road Line).

180th Street–Bronx Park
Former New York City Subway rapid transit station
Stub of demolished spur
Station statistics
Borough	The Bronx
Locale	West Farms
Coordinates	40°50′33.5″N 73°52′41″W / 40.842639°N 73.87806°W / 40.842639; -73.87806Coordinates: 40°50′33.5″N 73°52′41″W / 40.842639°N 73.87806°W / 40.842639; -73.87806
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT White Plains Road Line
Services	None (demolished)
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	1 island platform 2 side platforms Spanish solution
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	November 26, 1904 (1904-11-26)
Closed	August 4, 1952 (1952-08-04)^[1]
Station succession
Next north	(Terminal)
Next south	West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue (connection severed after demolition)

The 180th Street–Bronx Park station was the former terminal station for the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway. The station had two tracks and an island platform and two side platforms (i.e. Spanish solution). The tracks ended at bumper blocks at the north end of the platforms.

The line was originally intended to extend farther north but was changed into a terminal during construction due to protests stating that the trains running over the park would be bad for animals in the Bronx Zoo. The line's extension is the reason for the S-curve north of the West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue station. After the line's extension to 238th Street in 1917 and then Wakefield–241st Street in 1920, the Bronx Park spur was considered redundant, but was not closed and abandoned until 2:22 AM on August 4, 1952. Trackways and the station were later torn down.

References

↑ 1952 NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY TRANSIT AUTHORITY POSTER NYC BOARD OF TRANSPORTATION

External links

nycsubway.org - Interborough Routes and Stations
The Bronx IRT, Lenox/White Plains Road/Dyre Avenue Line
Station Reporter — 2 train
Station Reporter — 5 train

New York City Subway stations

White Plains Rd. Line	Wakefield–241st Street Nereid Avenue 233rd Street 225th Street 219th Street Gun Hill Road Burke Avenue Allerton Avenue Pelham Parkway Bronx Park East [← to Morris Park, Dyre Ave. Line] East 180th Street 180th Street–Bronx Park (demolished) West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue 174th Street Freeman Street Simpson Street Intervale Avenue Prospect Avenue Jackson Avenue Third Avenue–149th Street 149th Street–Grand Concourse [to 138th Street–Grand Concourse, Jerome Ave. Line → / to 135th Street, Lenox Ave. Line →]

See also Lists by borough (The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens) Accessible Closed Terminals Transfer Commons category Stations and line segments in italics are closed or demolished. Track connections to other lines' terminals are displayed in brackets. ~~Struck through~~ passenger track connections are closed or unused in regular service.

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