Avon (Erie Railroad station)

AVON

The former Avon station in January 2015
Location 100 West Main Street (US 20), Avon, New York 14414
Coordinates 42°54′51″N 77°44′53″W / 42.914109°N 77.748003°W / 42.914109; -77.748003Coordinates: 42°54′51″N 77°44′53″W / 42.914109°N 77.748003°W / 42.914109; -77.748003
Line(s) Rochester Division
Rochester Branch
Mount Morris Branch
Attica Branch
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Station code 3943[1]
History
Opened 1865
Closed 1941
Services
Preceding station   Erie Railroad   Following station
TerminusRochester Division
McQueens
toward Painted Post
TerminusRochester Branch (electrified)
Meadowwood
toward Rochester
Ashantee
toward Mount Morris
Mount Morris BranchTerminus
Caledonia
toward Attica
Attica BranchTerminus

Avon is a historic railroad station in Avon, New York. It opened in 1865 and the existing structure was completed in 1879.[2] Passenger service was provided by the Erie Railroad and from 1907 until 1941 this included electric passenger trains which traveled to Rochester Depot.[3][4]

Gallery

References

  1. "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  2. Seeley 1977, p. 185.
  3. "Avon, New York". Western New York Railroad Archive. Rochester & Genessee Valley Railroad Museum. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  4. "Rochester-Mount Morris Electrification". Don Ross Group.
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