Church station (Buffalo Metro Rail) explained

Church
Type:	Buffalo Metro Rail station
Style:	NFTA
Address:	345 Main Street Buffalo, New York 14202
Structure:	At-grade
Platform:	2 low-level side platforms
Tracks:	2
Opened:	^[1]
Accessible:	yes
Owned:	NFTA
Zone:	Free fare
Passengers:	503,307^[2]
Pass Year:	2017
Mapframe:	yes
Mapframe-Custom:	Shape: none Line: none Marker: rail-light Zoom: 14

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

• 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:

• 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

• List of Buffalo Metro Rail stations

Notes and References

1. News: Gargan . Edward A. . Trolley Line Returns to Buffalo . September 19, 2021 . The Berkshire Eagle . New York Times Wire Service . October 11, 1984 . . 33. Newspapers.com.
2. Web site: Metro Rail Expansion Project Final Scoping Document . May 2019 . 11 June 2019.