Rowlands | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Brighton, New York United States | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°07′13″N 77°33′13″W / 43.12028°N 77.55361°W[1] | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Rochester Industrial and Rapid Transit Railway | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | balloon loop | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | December 1, 1927[2] | ||||||||||
| Closed | June 30, 1956[2] | ||||||||||
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Rowlands is a former loop and station of the Rochester Industrial and Rapid Transit Railway located in Brighton, New York. It was closed in 1956 along with the rest of the line.[3] The station was named after local property owner Elwell Rowland. After 1927, the Rochester and Eastern Rapid Railway connected to the Subway at Rowlands, abandoning their line up Monroe Avenue to the city line.
- ^ Map of Rochester Subway, Rowlands Loop
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Rochester Subway". Electric Railroaders Association. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
