Church station (Buffalo Metro Rail)
Church | |||||||||||
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| Buffalo Metro Rail station | |||||||||||
 Church station's outbound platform in September 2019 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 345 Main Street Buffalo, New York 14202 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°53′01″N 78°52′30″W / 42.88361°N 78.87500°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | NFTA | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 low-level side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | Free fare | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | October 9, 1984[1] | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2017 | 503,307[2] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Church station is a Buffalo Metro Rail station located in the 300 block of Main Street (just north of Church Street) in the Free Fare Zone, which allows passengers free travel between Canalside and Fountain Plaza. Passengers continuing northbound past Fountain Plaza are required to have proof-of-payment. Church is the closest to the Buffalo Metropolitan Transportation Center, located two blocks east at Ellicott and North Division Streets.
Bus routes serving Church station
[edit]- At Church and Pearl Streets (heading south only):
- 8 Main (inbound)
- 66 Williamsville
- 67 Cleveland Hill
- 81 Eastside (inbound)
- At North Division and Main Streets (heading north or west):
- 1 William (outbound)
- 2 Clinton (outbound)
- 4 Broadway (outbound)
- 15 Seneca (inbound)
- 40 Grand Island (outbound)
- 60 Niagara Falls (outbound)
- 61 North Tonawanda (outbound)
- 64 Lockport (outbound)
- 69 Alden (inbound)
- 70 East Aurora (inbound)
- 72 Orchard Park (inbound)
- 75 West Seneca (inbound)
- At Church and Main Streets (heading east only):
- 1 William (inbound)
- 2 Clinton (inbound)
- 3 Grant (inbound)
- 4 Broadway (inbound)
- 5 Niagara–Kenmore (inbound)
- 7 Baynes–Richmond (inbound)
- 8 Main (inbound)
- 11 Colvin (inbound)
- 15 Seneca (outbound)
- 20 Elmwood (inbound)
- 25 Delaware (inbound)
- 40 Grand Island (inbound)
- 60 Niagara Falls (inbound)
- 75 West Seneca (outbound)
- At Washington and South Division Streets (heading north, south or east):
- 1 William (inbound)
- 2 Clinton (inbound)
- 3 Grant (inbound)
- 4 Broadway (inbound)
- 5 Niagara–Kenmore (inbound)
- 6 Sycamore
- 7 Baynes–Richmond (inbound)
- 11 Colvin (inbound)
- 14 Abbott
- 15 Seneca (outbound)
- 16 South Park
- 20 Elmwood (inbound)
- 24 Genesee
- 25 Delaware (inbound)
- 40 Grand Island (inbound)
- 42 Lackawanna
- 60 Niagara Falls (inbound)
- 66 Williamsville (outbound)
- 67 Cleveland Hill (outbound)
- 70 East Aurora (outbound)
- 72 Orchard Park (outbound)
- 74 Hamburg (inbound)
- 75 West Seneca (outbound)
- 76 Lotus Bay (inbound)
- 79 Tonawanda (outbound)
- At Washington and North Division Streets (heading north only):
- 3 Grant (outbound)
- 5 Niagara–Kenmore (outbound)
- 7 Baynes–Richmond (outbound)
- 11 Colvin (outbound)
- 20 Elmwood (outbound)
- 25 Delaware (outbound)
Notable places nearby
[edit]Church station is located near:
- Buffalo City Court
- Buffalo City Hall
- Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
- Buffalo Metropolitan Transportation Center
- Burt Flickinger Center
- Erie County Hall
- Ellicott Square Building
- Erie Community College (also Old Post Office)
- Prudential (Guaranty) Building
- Main Place Tower
- WKBW Television Studios
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Metro Rail Expansion Project Final Scoping Document" (PDF). May 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
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