City Hall station (Rochester)

City Hall
The station was located in front of City Hall (pictured)
General information
LocationRochester, New York
United States
Coordinates43°09′16″N 77°36′45″W / 43.15444°N 77.61250°W / 43.15444; -77.61250
Owned byRochester Industrial and Rapid Transit Railway
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2 (former)
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
OpenedDecember 1, 1927; 96 years ago (1927-12-01)[1]
ClosedJune 30, 1956; 68 years ago (1956-06-30)[1]
Services
Preceding station Rochester Subway Following station
Main & Oak
toward General Motors
 Main Line
Service ended 1956
 Court Street
toward Rowlands

City Hall is a former Rochester Industrial and Rapid Transit Railway station located in Rochester, New York. It was closed in 1956 along with the rest of the line.[2]

The station was in the former Erie Canal tunnel under West Broad Street in front of City Hall and the Times Square Building. Beside each building there were covered stairwells to provide access between street level and both ends of the platform.

The Rochester, Lockport and Buffalo Railroad Interurban line used this station as its eastern terminus from the opening of the subway until 1931 when the line became defunct. The Rochester, Syracuse and Eastern used the station as its western terminus. Passengers could transfer between the BL&R, Rochester & Eastern and the subway at this station.

The Broad Street Tunnel Project rehabilitated this section of the tunnel west of Exchange Boulevard in 2011 and paved the street. The subway tunnel between Main Street and Brown Street was filled in.[3]

  1. ^ a b "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 icon
  2. ^ "Rochester Subway". Electric Railroaders Association. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Broad Street Tunnel Project". The City of Rochester, NY. Retrieved 9 January 2014.