Ashbourne station

For the disused station in Derbyshire, see Ashbourne railway station.

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]

Ashbourne
General information
Location	Brighton, New York
Coordinates	43°07′54″N 77°33′11″W
Owned by	Rochester Industrial and Rapid Transit Railway
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2 (former)
History
Opened	December 1, 1927; 96 years ago (1927-12-01)[1]
Closed	June 30, 1956; 68 years ago (1956-06-30)[1]
Services
Preceding station Rochester Subway Following station Highland toward General Motors Main Line Service ended 1956 Elmwood toward Rowlands

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. "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. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.