Jump to content

Lafayette Square station

Add links
Coordinates: 42°53′12″N 78°52′26″W / 42.88667°N 78.87389°W / 42.88667; -78.87389
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Cards84664 (talk | contribs) at 16:13, 13 January 2020 (Reverted 2 edits by 2604:6000:130E:8683:21AA:8F1A:B5B3:6FCF (talk) to last revision by Cards84664 (TW)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Evans Bank @ Lafayette Square
Buffalo Metro Rail station
Evans Bank @ Lafayette Square station's inbound platform in September 2019
General information
Location400 block of Main Street
Buffalo, New York 14202
Coordinates42°53′12″N 78°52′26″W / 42.88667°N 78.87389°W / 42.88667; -78.87389
Owned byNiagara Frontier Transportation Authority
Platforms2 low-level side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneFree fare
History
OpenedOctober 9, 1984
Passengers
2017470,680[1]
Services
Preceding station NFTA Following station
Church
toward Canalside or Special Events
 Metro Rail Fountain Plaza
toward University

Evans Bank @ Lafayette Square (formerly Lafayette Square until November 8, 2019) is a Buffalo Metro Rail station near City Hall and is near the center of the Buffalo Central Business District at Lafayette Square located in the 400 block of Main Street (between Lafayette Square and Mohawk Streets) in the Free Fare Zone, which allows passengers free travel between Erie Canal Harbor station and Fountain Plaza station. Passengers continuing northbound past Fountain Plaza are required to have proof-of-payment. Lafayette Square station is the closest to the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, located one block east at Washington and Clinton Streets. On February 28, 2019, The Buffalo News announced that Evans Bank, which opened its downtown headquarters in the Main-Court Building the previous October, bought the naming rights to the station for nearly $161,000 for five years and nearly $352,000 if extended to 10 years.[2]

Bus routes

  • At Court and Main Streets (heading east only):
    • 1 William
    • 2 Clinton
    • 4 Broadway
  • At Court and Pearl Streets (heading east, west or south):
    • 1 William
    • 2 Clinton
    • 3 Grant (inbound)
    • 4 Broadway
    • 5 Niagara-Kenmore (inbound)
    • 7 Baynes-Richmond (inbound)
    • 8 Main (inbound)
    • 11 Colvin (inbound)
    • 20 Elmwood (inbound)
    • 25 Delaware (inbound)
    • 40 Grand Island (inbound)
    • 60 Niagara Falls (inbound)
    • 61 North Tonawanda (inbound)
    • 64 Lockport (inbound)
    • 66 Williamsville
    • 67 Cleveland Hill
    • 68 George Urban (inbound)
    • 69 Alden (outbound)
    • 74 Hamburg (outbound)
    • 79 Tonawanda (inbound)
    • 81 Eastside (inbound)
    • 204 Airport-Downtown Express
  • At Lafayette Square and Washington Street (heading south only):
    • 6 Sycamore (inbound)
    • 14 Abbott (outbound)
    • 16 South Park (outbound)
    • 24 Genesee (inbound)
    • 42 Lackawanna (outbound)
    • 70 East Aurora (outbound)
    • 72 Orchard Park (outbound)
    • 74 Hamburg (inbound)
    • 76 Lotus Bay (inbound)

Notable places nearby

Evans Bank @ Lafayette Square station is located near:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Metro Rail Expansion Project Final Scoping Document" (PDF). May 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Evans Bank wins naming rights for Metro Rail's Lafayette Square station". February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.


Stub icon

This tram-, streetcar-, or light rail-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This New York train station–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This article related to a building or structure in Buffalo, New York is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lafayette_Square_station&oldid=935603263"