Elmwood station (New York)

Elmwood
General information
LocationBrighton, New York
Coordinates43°07′36″N 77°33′12″W / 43.12667°N 77.55333°W / 43.12667; -77.55333
Owned byRochester Industrial and Rapid Transit Railway
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2 (former)
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
Ashbourne Main Line
Service ended 1956
Sunset
toward Rowlands

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]

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.

  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.