Main & Oak station

Main & Oak
General information
Other names	West Main Street
Location	Rochester, New York United States
Coordinates	43°09′16″N77°37′13″W / 43.15444°N 77.62028°W / 43.15444; -77.62028
Owned by	Rochester Industrial and Rapid Transit Railway
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2 (former)
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	December 1, 1927;97 years ago (1927-12-01) [1]
Closed	June 30, 1956;69 years ago (1956-06-30) [1]
Services
Preceding station Rochester Subway Following station Lyell Avenue toward General Motors Main Line Service ended 1956 City Hall toward Rowlands
Location

Main & Oak also known as West Main Street ^[2] was a former Rochester Industrial and Rapid Transit Railway station located in Rochester, New York. The line was near a connection to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the Oak Street Loop, and a surface connection to the streetcars on Main Street. ^[3] This line closed in 1956 along with the rest of the line. ^[4]

The Broad Street Tunnel Project rehabilitated some sections and the subway tunnel where this station had been located, between Main Street and Brown Street, was filled in. ^[5] The new west portal to the tunnel is just west of this station along Broad Street.

References

1. "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.
2. https://dmcderm.digitalscholar.rochester.edu/rochesters-subway-line/
3. https://mcnygenealogy.com/pictures/5100/pic-5139.htm
4. "Rochester Subway". Electric Railroaders Association. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
5. "Broad Street Tunnel Project". The City of Rochester, NY. Retrieved January 9, 2014.