Main & Oak station

Main & Oak also known as West Main Street ^[2] was a former Rochester Industrial and Rapid Transit Railway station located in Rochester, New York. The line was near a connection to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the Oak Street Loop, and a surface connection to the streetcars on Main Street.^[3] This line closed in 1956 along with the rest of the line.^[4]

Other namesWest Main Street

LocationRochester, New York
United States

Coordinates43°09′16″N 77°37′13″W

Owned byRochester Industrial and Rapid Transit Railway

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Main & Oak
General information
Other names	West Main Street
Location	Rochester, New York United States
Coordinates	43°09′16″N 77°37′13″W
Owned by	Rochester Industrial and Rapid Transit Railway
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2 (former)
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	December 1, 1927; 98 years ago (1927-12-01)[1]
Closed	June 30, 1956; 69 years ago (1956-06-30)[1]
Services
Preceding station Rochester Subway Following station Lyell Avenue toward General Motors Main Line Service ended 1956 City Hall toward Rowlands
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The Broad Street Tunnel Project rehabilitated some sections and the subway tunnel where this station had been located, between Main Street and Brown Street, was filled in.^[5] The new west portal to the tunnel is just west of this station along Broad Street.