Ashbourne station

Ashbourne
Location Brighton, New York
Coordinates 43°07′54″N 77°33′11″W / 43.13167°N 77.55306°W / 43.13167; -77.55306Coordinates: 43°07′54″N 77°33′11″W / 43.13167°N 77.55306°W / 43.13167; -77.55306
Owned by Rochester Industrial and Rapid Transit Railway
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2 (former)
History
Opened December 1, 1927[1]
Closed June 30, 1956[1]
Services
Preceding station   RIRTR   Following station
Main Branch
Service ended 1956
toward Rowlands

Ashbourne 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 near Ashbourne Road in a cutting that had once been the bed of the Erie Canal and is now a section of the Interstate 590 highway.

References

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


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