Fountain Plaza (Metro Rail)

Fountain Plaza Buffalo Metro Rail station
Station statistics
Address	Main and Chippewa Streets Buffalo, New York 14202
Coordinates	42°53′21.68″N 78°52′21.81″W
Lines	Metro Rail
Structure	At-grade
Platforms	2 low-level side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	1985
Owned by	Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
Fare zone	Free fare
Formerly	Huron
Services
Preceding station   NFTA   Following station Lafayette Square toward Special Events Metro Rail Allen-Medical Campus toward University

Fountain Plaza, formerly Huron, is a Buffalo Metro Rail station in downtown Buffalo, New York. The station is located on Main Street, between Huron and Chippewa Streets.

Fountain Plaza serves the northern section of the Buffalo Downtown Central Business District. It now also serves the Buffalo Theater District since the closing of Theater Station located 546 feet north on February 18, 2013. Fountain Plaza is at the north end of the "fare-free" zone, where customers traveling north of Fountain Plaza station are required to have proof-of-payment.

Notable places nearby

• Alleyway Theatre
• Andrews Theatre
• Babeville
• Courier Express Building
• Market Arcade Building
• Market Arcade Film & Arts Centre
• Shea's Performing Arts Center
• Trinity Episcopal Church
• Fountain Plaza
• Buffalo Savings Bank (now, an M & T bank)
• Calumet Building
• Electric Building
• Genesee Building (now, a Hyatt Regency Hotel)
• Genesee Hotel (now, Olympic Towers)
• New Era Cap Company

See also

• List of Buffalo Metro Rail stations

External links

• Station from Chippewa Street from Google Maps Street View