Lafayette Square
Buffalo Metro Rail station
Lafayette Square station inbound platform, September 2019
General information
Other namesEvans Bank @ Lafayette Square
Location415 Main Street
Buffalo, New York
Coordinates42°53′12″N 78°52′26″W / 42.88667°N 78.87389°W / 42.88667; -78.87389
Owned byNFTA
Platforms2 low-level side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneFree fare
History
OpenedOctober 9, 1984 (1984-10-09)[1]
Passengers
2017470,680[2]
Services
Preceding station NFTA Following station
Church
toward Special Events
 Metro Rail Fountain Plaza
toward University

Lafayette Square (officially Evans Bank @ Lafayette Square since November 8, 2019, for sponsorship purposes) 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.[3]

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

Lafayette Square station after sponsorship by Evans Bank, November 2020

Lafayette Square station is located near:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gargan, Edward A. (October 11, 1984). "Trolley Line Returns to Buffalo". The Berkshire Eagle. Pittsfield, Massachusetts. New York Times Wire Service. p. 33. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ↑ "Metro Rail Expansion Project Final Scoping Document" (PDF). May 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Evans Bank wins naming rights for Metro Rail's Lafayette Square station". February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.