Bronx Park Terminal

 Bronx Park Terminal
 
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address198th Street near Southern Boulevard
(near today's Prep Field)
Bronx, New York
BoroughThe Bronx
LocaleBedford Park, Bronx Park
Coordinates40°51′59″N 73°53′6″W / 40.86639°N 73.88500°W / 40.86639; -73.88500
DivisionA (IRT)[1]
ServicesIRT Third Avenue Line
Botanical Garden Spur (1920–1951)
StructureElevated
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
OpenedMay 21, 1902; 122 years ago (May 21, 1902)
ClosedNovember 14, 1951; 73 years ago (November 14, 1951)
Traffic
2023[2]
Rank out of 423[2]
Station succession
Next northTerminus
Next southFordham Road–190th Street
Location
Bronx Park Terminal is located in New York City Subway
Bronx Park Terminal
Bronx Park Terminal is located in New York City
Bronx Park Terminal
Bronx Park Terminal is located in New York
Bronx Park Terminal
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Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops in station at all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only
Stops late nights and weekends Stops late nights and weekends only
Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekdays during the day
Stops weekends during the day Stops weekends during the day
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction
Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Station closed Station is closed
(Details about time periods)

Bronx Park Terminal was a terminal station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in the Bedford Park neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City. The station was located adjacent to Bronx Park and the New York Botanical Garden at 198th Street between Webster Avenue and Southern Boulevard, in the approximate location of the modern Fordham Preparatory School.[3][4][5] It was opened on May 21, 1902[3] and closed on November 14, 1951.[6] The next southbound stop was Fordham Road–190th Street.[4]

  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 "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Harlem and the Bronx". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. February 19, 1902. p. 9. Retrieved September 24, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b "The 3rd Avenue Corridor". The Bronx Journal. March 27, 2013. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  5. ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Van Cortlandt Park / NY Botanical Garden" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  6. ^ New York's El Lines 1867-1955 Electric Railroaders Assn Dec 1956, Bulletin #25