Monroe (RIRTR station)

Monroe
Location Rochester, New York
United States
Coordinates 43°8′32″N 77°35′10″W / 43.14222°N 77.58611°W / 43.14222; -77.58611Coordinates: 43°8′32″N 77°35′10″W / 43.14222°N 77.58611°W / 43.14222; -77.58611
Owned by Rochester Industrial and Rapid Transit Railway
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2 (former)
History
Opened 1918
Closed 1956
Services
Preceding station   RIRTR   Following station
Main Branch
Service ended 1956
toward Rowlands

Monroe 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.[1]

This station was built at Monroe Avenue in a cutting[1] that had once been the bed of the Erie Canal and is now a section of the Eastern Expressway.

References

  1. 1 2 "Rochester Subway". Electric Railroaders Association. Retrieved 7 January 2014.


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