Church station (Buffalo Metro Rail)

Church

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

Construction

Structure type

At-grade

Accessible

Yes

Other information

Fare zone

Free fare

History

Opened

October 9, 1984; 39 years ago^[1]

Passengers

2017

503,307^[2]

Services

Preceding station	NFTA			Following station
Seneca toward Erie Canal Harbor or Special Events		Metro Rail		Lafayette Square toward University

Church 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 Erie Canal Harbor 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.

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Bus routes serving Church station

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

Church station is located near:

References

^ 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.