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Posted by Mellow One on Sun Nov 30 05:55:50 2008, in response to Re: What was the West Farms Spur?, posted by JBar387 on Sun Nov 30 03:33:25 2008. The original IRT 1904 Westchester Ave subway line terminal was at Southern Blvd (originally Boston Post Road)& 180th St at the south entrance of the Bronx Zoo. The NYW&B 180th St terminal was opened in 1912. It was about a half mile east of the subway terminal. During the construction of the NYW&B the land (ROW) that the terminal was to occupy was swapped with the City for an adjacent parcel (100 yds east) so that the City could use that land for the extension of the subway line. Zoo officials would not permit the subway an easement through the Zoo property, which was the trace of the original Boston Post Road to White Plains Road. The subway line was indeed extended east to that property and for a period of time the West Farms Yard or spur existed while the White Plains Road extension was being built. The original yard for the subway line was on an elevated structure south of the Bronx Zoo Terminal. The extension (the current line) passes just north of the elevated yard. A junction with the old terminal existed until 1952, when that stub was closed and demolished. The elevated yard was replaced by the West Farms Yard and was removed some time prior to the removal of the original Zoo terminal.There were two Bronx Park Terminals, one was the Botanical Garden Terminal on the 3rd Ave El Line, and the other was the Bronx Zoo Terminal on the original subway line. There is also a Bronx Park East Station on the White Plains road line which is the next local stop north of the 180th St Express Station. There are a bunch of images and maps that will accompany this subject on a web page some time in the future. Have a nice day. |
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