180th Street–Bronx Park station

New York City Subway station in the Bronx from 1904 to 1952

For the current 180th Street Station on the White Plains Road line, see East 180th Street station.

New York City Subway station in The Bronx, New York

180 Street–Bronx Park

Former New York City Subway 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; -73.87806
Division| A (IRT)[1]
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; 120 years ago (1904-11-26)[2]
Closed| August 4, 1952; 73 years ago (1952-08-04)[3]
Station succession
Next north| (Terminal)
Next south| West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue (connection severed after demolition)
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The 180th Street–Bronx Park station was the former terminal station for the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway, in the West Farms neighborhood of the Bronx.

## History

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The current intersection where the station used to be.

The initial segment of the IRT White Plains Road Line opened on November 26, 1904, between 180th Street–Bronx Park and Jackson Avenue. Initially, trains on the line were served by elevated trains from the IRT Second Avenue Line and the IRT Third Avenue Line. Once the connection to the IRT Lenox Avenue Line opened on July 10, 1905, trains from the newly opened IRT subway ran via the line.[2][4][5]

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 Bronx 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,[6][7] and then Wakefield–241st Street in 1920,[8] the Bronx Park spur was considered redundant.

On March 1, 1951, the Board of Transportation announced a plan to implement express service along the White Plains Road Line between 241st Street and Third Avenue–149th Street using the middle third track. New signaling, including the installation of block signals, was to be installed on the local tracks, in addition to the installation of signals on the express track at the cost of $3.5 million. In addition, it was announced that a flyover to the Dyre Avenue Line would be built, allowing for through-service, and eliminating the need to transfer at East 180th Street. The final key element to the improvement plan was the elimination of the at-grade junction north of the West Farms Square station, which was a major bottleneck, by closing the spur to 180th Street–Bronx Park. To make up for the loss of service, an escalator would be added at the West Farms Square station at 178th Street and Boston Road.[9] The station was closed and abandoned on August 4, 1952. The station and associated elevated structure were later torn down.

## Station layout

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The station used a Spanish solution layout. It had two tracks, an island platform and two side platforms. The tracks ended at bumper blocks at the north end of the platforms.[4] At the time of the station's closure, Seventh Avenue Express trains served the terminal, while through service to 241st Street were served by Lexington Avenue Express trains.

## References

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1. ^ "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.
2. ^ a b "Discuss Subway Signs in 18th St. Station" (PDF). The New York Times. November 27, 1904. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 24, 2020.
3. ^ "Notice to Passengers". Flickr. New York City Board of Transportation. 1952. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
4. ^ a b Kahn, Alan Paul (January 1, 1973). Tracks of New York /. New York : Electric Railroaders' Association.
5. ^ "Subway Trains Running From Bronx to Battery" (PDF). The New York Times. July 10, 1905. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 24, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
6. ^ "Annual report — 1916-1917". HathiTrust. Interborough Rapid Transit Company. December 12, 2013. hdl:2027/mdp.39015016416920. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
7. ^ "New Subway Line Opened — White Plains Extension is Now Running to 238th Street" (PDF). The New York Times. April 1, 1917. p. 16\. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
8. ^ "Subway Line Extended: White Plains Avenue Branch Opens to 241st Street Tomorrow" (PDF). The New York Times. December 12, 1920. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
9. ^ Ingraham, Joseph C. (March 2, 1951). "Faster I.R.T. Service in the Bronx To Cut East Side Run 13 Minutes" (PDF). The New York Times. p. 1\. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 7, 2016.

## External links

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Media related to 180th Street–Bronx Park (IRT White Plains Road Line) at Wikimedia Commons

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

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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→
* 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 →]

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