East Avenue station

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East Avenue
General information
Location Rochester, New York
United States
Coordinates 43°08′38″N77°33′07″W / 43.14389°N 77.55194°W / 43.14389; -77.55194
Owned by Rochester Industrial and Rapid Transit Railway
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2 (former)
History
OpenedDecember 1, 1927;97 years ago (1927-12-01) [1]
ClosedJune 30, 1956;69 years ago (1956-06-30) [1]
Services
Preceding station Rochester Subway Following station
Winton
toward General Motors
Main Line
Service ended 1956
 Halfway
toward Rowlands
Location
East Avenue station

East Avenue was a former Rochester Industrial and Rapid Transit Railway station located in Rochester, New York. This station is unique as outside of the streetcar loops at Rowlands and General Motors this is the only station that had a side platform. This platform serviced the westbound track. [2] Nearby this station was the Rochester and Syracuse Railroad ramp connecting the interurban with the Rochester Subway.[ citation needed ] This line closed in 1956 along with the rest of the line. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "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. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. ↑ https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/p1002/rochester_subway_poster_hires.jpg
  3. ↑ "Rochester Subway". Electric Railroaders Association. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014.


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