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Stub of demolished spur |
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| Station statistics | ||||
| Borough | The Bronx | |||
| Locale | West Farms | |||
| Division | A (IRT) | |||
| Line | IRT White Plains Road Line | |||
| Services | None (demolished) | |||
| Structure | Elevated | |||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||
| Tracks | 2 | |||
| Other information | ||||
| Opened | November 26, 1904 | |||
| Closed | August 4, 1952 | |||
| 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. The tracks ended at bumper blocks at the north end of the platform.
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 Wakefield – 241st Street between 1917 and 1920, the Bronx Park spur was considered redundant, but was not closed and abandoned until 1952. Trackways and the station were later torn down.