City Hall station (Rochester)

City Hall
The station was located in front of City Hall (pictured)
Location Rochester, New York
United States
Coordinates 43°09′16″N 77°36′45″W / 43.15444°N 77.61250°W / 43.15444; -77.61250Coordinates: 43°09′16″N 77°36′45″W / 43.15444°N 77.61250°W / 43.15444; -77.61250
Owned by Rochester Industrial and Rapid Transit Railway
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2 (former)
Construction
Structure type Underground
History
Opened December 1, 1927[1]
Closed June 30, 1956[1]
Services
Preceding station   RIRTR   Following station
Main Branch
Service ended 1956
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]

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.
  3. ↑ "Broad Street Tunnel Project". The City of Rochester, NY. Retrieved January 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)


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