Claremont Park station (New York Central Railroad)
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The Claremont Park station was a station on the New York Central Railroad's Harlem Line in the East Morrisania neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City. The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad also ran through this station but did not stop here.
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Claremont Park | |||||||||||
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Location | Park Avenue and Claremont Parkway Crotona Park East, The Bronx, New York | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.8396°N 73.9041°W / 40.8396; -73.9041 | ||||||||||
Owned by | New York Central Railroad | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Harlem Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
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Opened | Late-1860s | ||||||||||
Closed | June 1, 1960; 63 years ago (1960-06-01) | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1889 (135 years ago) (1889) | ||||||||||
Electrified | 700V (DC) third rail | ||||||||||
Previous names | Central Morrisania Claremont | ||||||||||
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