Lafayette Square station

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]

Lafayette Square
Buffalo Metro Rail station
Lafayette Square station inbound platform, September 2019
General information
Other names	Evans Bank @ Lafayette Square
Location	415 Main Street Buffalo, New York
Coordinates	42°53′12″N 78°52′26″W
Owned by	NFTA
Platforms	2 low-level side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Free fare
History
Opened	October 9, 1984; 39 years ago (1984-10-09)[1]
Passengers
2017	470,680[2]
Services
Preceding station NFTA Following station Church toward Canalside or Special Events Metro Rail Fountain Plaza toward University
Location

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:

• Broadway Garage (former Broadway Auditorium)
• Buffalo City Hall
• Buffalo Niagara Convention Center
• Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Central Branch)
• Hotel Lafayette
• Liberty Building
• Main Place Tower
• Rand Building
• Statler Hotel (now Statler Towers)

See also

• List of Buffalo Metro Rail stations

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.
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.