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°WCoordinates: 42°54′51″N 77°44′53″W / 42.914109°N 77.748003°W
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 Terminus Rochester Division McQueens toward Painted Post Terminus Rochester Branch (electrified) Meadowwood toward Rochester Ashantee toward Mount Morris Mount Morris Branch Terminus Caledonia toward Attica Attica Branch Terminus

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

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  Avon Station in 1971

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  Avon station prior to electrification in 1911

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.

External links

• Media related to Avon (Erie Railroad station) at Wikimedia Commons