Sunset 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]
Sunset | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Brighton, New York | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°07′20″N 77°33′13″W / 43.12222°N 77.55361°W | ||||||||||
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] | ||||||||||
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This station was built at Sunset Drive in a cutting that had once been the bed of the Erie Canal and is now a section of the Interstate 590 highway.
References
edit- ^ 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.