Clinton station (Rochester)

Clinton was a proposed Rochester Industrial and Rapid Transit Railway station located in Rochester, New York. The station would have been located between Court Street and Meigs-Goodman stations, near the South Avenue Loop and the connection to the Lehigh Valley Railroad Station, close to the downtown central business district.

Clinton
General information
Coordinates43°8′57.57″N 77°36′15.17″W / 43.1493250°N 77.6042139°W / 43.1493250; -77.6042139
Owned byRochester Industrial and Rapid Transit Railway
Platforms1 island platform (proposed)
Tracks2 (former)
History
OpenedNever opened
Services
Preceding station Rochester Subway Following station
Court Street Main Line
Service ended 1956
Meigs-Goodman
toward Rowlands

Plans for a wood and steel station were drawn up during the early 1940s and approved by City Council in June 1943, but turned down by the War Production Board. A revised design for a concrete structure costing $101,000 was then approved, but wartime shortages prevented its construction.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Amberger, Ron; Barrett, Dick; Marling, Greg (1985). Canal Boats, Interurbans & Trolleys: The Story of the Rochester Subway. Rochester, NY: Rochester Chapter, National Railway Historical Society. pp. 61–65. ISBN 0-9605296-1-6.