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Driving Park station

Coordinates: 43°10′51″N 77°39′04″W / 43.18083°N 77.65111°W / 43.18083; -77.65111
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Driving Park
General information
LocationRochester, New York
United States
Coordinates43°10′51″N 77°39′04″W / 43.18083°N 77.65111°W / 43.18083; -77.65111
Owned byRochester Industrial and Rapid Transit Railway
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2 (former)
History
OpenedDecember 1, 1927; 96 years ago (1927-12-01)[1]
ClosedJune 30, 1956; 68 years ago (1956-06-30)[1]
Services
Preceding station Rochester Subway Following station
General Motors
Terminus
Main Line
Service ended 1956
Lexington
toward Rowlands

Driving Park is a former Rochester Industrial and Rapid Transit Railway station located in Rochester, New York. It was the terminus of the line from its opening in 1927 until the extension to General Motors in 1937.[2] It was closed in 1956 along with the rest of the line.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ 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. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Rochester Subway". Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Rochester Subway Trackage Map". Electric Railroaders Association. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.