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.
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| Coordinates | 43°8′57.57″N 77°36′15.17″W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Rochester Industrial and Rapid Transit Railway | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform (proposed) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 (former) | ||||||||||
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| Opened | Never opened | ||||||||||
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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
- 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.
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