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{{Short description|Light rail station in Buffalo, New York, US}}
{{Infobox station
{{Infobox station
| name = Lafayette Square
| name = Lafayette Square
| type = [[Buffalo Metro Rail]] station
| type = [[Buffalo Metro Rail]] station
| style = NFTA
| style = NFTA
| image = Lafayette Square Station.jpg
| image = Lafayette Square station - September 2019.jpg
| image_caption = Outbound train arriving at Lafayette Square station
| image_caption = Lafayette Square station inbound platform, September 2019
| other_name = Evans Bank @ Lafayette Square
| address = 400 block of Main Street<br/>[[Buffalo, New York]] 14202
| address = 415 Main Street<br/>[[Buffalo, New York]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|42|53|12|N|78|52|26|W|type:railwaystation_region:US-NY|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|42|53|12|N|78|52|26|W|type:railwaystation_region:US-NY|display=inline,title}}
| line = {{Rail color box|system=NFTA |line=Metro Rail}}
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| structure = At-grade
| other =
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| platform = 2 low-level [[side platforms]]
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| structure = At-grade
| tracks = 2
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| platform = 2 low-level [[side platforms]]
| tracks = 2
| parking =
| parking =
| bicycle =
| opened = {{start date and age|1984|10|09|mf=y}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gargan |first1=Edward A. |title=Trolley Line Returns to Buffalo |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85608358/buffalo-metro-october-11-1984/ |access-date=September 19, 2021 |work=The Berkshire Eagle |agency=New York Times Wire Service |date=October 11, 1984 |location=[[Pittsfield, Massachusetts]] |page=33|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>
| bicycle =
| closed =
| opened = October 9, 1984
| closed =
| accessible = yes
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| owned = [[Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority|NFTA]]
| rebuilt =
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| zone = Free fare
| ADA = yes
| former =
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| owned = [[Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority]]
| passengers = 470,680<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nftametrorailexpansion.com/pdfs/NFTA_metro_rail%20Expansion_final_scoping_document.pdf | title = Metro Rail Expansion Project Final Scoping Document | date = May 2019 | access-date = 11 June 2019}}</ref>
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| zone = Free fare
| former =
| pass_year = 2017
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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=NFTA|line=Metro Rail|left=Church|right=Fountain Plaza}}
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| pass_system =
| mapframe = yes
| mpassengers =
| mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail-light |marker-color={{rcr|NFTA|Metro Rail}} |zoom=14 }}
| services = {{S-rail|title=NFTA}}
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'''Lafayette Square''' is a [[Buffalo Metro Rail]] station near [[Buffalo City Hall|City Hall]] and is near the center of the Buffalo Central Business District at [[Lafayette Square, Buffalo|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 (Metro Rail)|Erie Canal Harbor]] station and [[Fountain Plaza (Metro Rail)|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.
'''Lafayette Square''' (officially '''Evans Bank @ Lafayette Square''' since November 8, 2019, for sponsorship purposes) is a [[Buffalo Metro Rail]] station near [[Buffalo City Hall|City Hall]] and is near the center of the Buffalo Central Business District at [[Lafayette Square (Buffalo, New York)|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 [[Canalside 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.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.buffalonews.com/2019/02/28/evans-bank-wins-naming-rights-for-metro-rails-lafayette-square-station | title = Evans Bank wins naming rights for Metro Rail's Lafayette Square station | date = February 2019 | access-date = 28 February 2019}}</ref>


==Bus routes serving Lafayette Square Station==
==Bus routes==
* At Court and Main Streets (heading east only):
* At Court and Main Streets (heading east only):
** 1 William
** 1 William
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** 3 Grant (inbound)
** 3 Grant (inbound)
** 4 Broadway
** 4 Broadway
** 5 Niagara-Kenmore (inbound)
** 5 Niagara–Kenmore (inbound)
** 7 Baynes-Richmond (inbound)
** 7 Baynes–Richmond (inbound)
** 8 Main (inbound)
** 8 Main (inbound)
** 11 Colvin (inbound)
** 11 Colvin (inbound)
Line 59: Line 59:
** 79 Tonawanda (inbound)
** 79 Tonawanda (inbound)
** 81 Eastside (inbound)
** 81 Eastside (inbound)
** 204 Airport-Downtown Express
** 204 Airport–Downtown Express
* At Lafayette Square and Washington Street (heading south only):
* At Lafayette Square and Washington Street (heading south only):
** 6 Sycamore (inbound)
** 6 Sycamore (inbound)
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** 16 South Park (outbound)
** 16 South Park (outbound)
** 24 Genesee (inbound)
** 24 Genesee (inbound)
** 36 Hamburg (outbound)
** 42 Lackawanna (outbound)
** 70 East Aurora (outbound)
** 70 East Aurora (outbound)
** 72 Orchard Park (outbound)
** 72 Orchard Park (outbound)
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==Notable places nearby==
==Notable places nearby==
[[File:Lafayette Square station - November 2020.jpg|right|thumb|Lafayette Square station after sponsorship by Evans Bank, November 2020]]
Lafayette Square station is located near:
Lafayette Square station is located near:
* [[Broadway Auditorium|Broadway Garage]] (former Broadway Auditorium)
* [[Buffalo City Hall]]
* [[Buffalo City Hall]]
* Buffalo-Niagara Convention Center
* [[Buffalo Niagara Convention Center]]
* [[Buffalo & Erie County Public Library]] (Central Branch)
* [[Buffalo & Erie County Public Library]] (Central Branch)
* [[Hotel Lafayette]]
* [[Hotel Lafayette]]
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* [[List of Buffalo Metro Rail stations]]
* [[List of Buffalo Metro Rail stations]]


==External links==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
* [https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=42.885839,-78.874331&spn=0.00375,0.013647&z=17&layer=c&cbll=42.885839,-78.874331&panoid=A8JJq2VOGzUFWeqt1tEyeQ&cbp=12,9.77,,0,5.07 Station from Lafayette Square from Google Maps Street View]


[[Category:Buffalo Metro Rail stations]]
[[Category:Buffalo Metro Rail stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1984]]
[[Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1984]]
[[Category:1984 establishments in New York (state)]]
[[Category:1984 establishments in New York (state)]]


Latest revision as of 03:03, 7 July 2024

Lafayette Square
Buffalo Metro Rail station
Lafayette Square station inbound platform, September 2019
General information
Other namesEvans Bank @ Lafayette Square
Standort415 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
Bauwesen
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneFree fare
History
OpenedOctober 9, 1984; 39 years ago (1984-10-09)[1]
Passengers
2017470,680[2]
Services
Preceding station NFTA Following station
Church
toward Canalside or Special Events
 Metro Rail Fountain Plaza
toward University
Standort
Map

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 Canalside 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

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  • 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

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Lafayette Square station after sponsorship by Evans Bank, November 2020

Lafayette Square station is located near:

See also

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References

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  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.
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