Elmwood station (New York)
Elmwood is a former Rochester Industrial and Rapid Transit Railway station located in Brighton, New York. It was closed in 1956 along with the rest of the line.[2]
Elmwood | |||||||||||
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| Location | Brighton, New York | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°07′36″N 77°33′12″W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Rochester Industrial and Rapid Transit Railway | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 (former) | ||||||||||
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| Opened | December 1, 1927[1] | ||||||||||
| Closed | June 30, 1956[1] | ||||||||||
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This station was built at Elmwood Avenue in a cutting that had once been the bed of the Erie Canal and is now a section of the Interstate 590 highway.
References
- "Passenger Runs End on Subway After 29 Years". The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. July 1, 1956. p. 5. Retrieved August 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Rochester Subway". Electric Railroaders Association. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
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