Buffalo-Exchange Street Station
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The Buffalo – Exchange Street Station (BFX) is an Amtrak
(former New York Central Railroad
) train station
. There are plans for relocating this station.
stations on Exchange Street in Buffalo, the third being built in 1880
. This was closed on November 13, 1935 and was never reopened, as it was in horrible condition.
Plans for the current structure began in 1949
. New York
heavily funded the station as being part of the Skyway construction. The total cost was $7 million. The station opened on August 2, 1952.
The station originally served 21 New York Central and Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway
trains daily. The double track
station had two side platforms connected by an overhead walkway.
From this point, activity at the station quickly declined. In 1962
, the New York Central ceased passenger operations to Niagara Falls, and the station was closed.
On October 29, 1977, Amtrak
reinstated service between New York
and Toronto Union Station, and the station was reopened, though the line is now single track
and the second platform and walkway are gone.
s daily:
The station is approximately two blocks away from either the Erie Canal Harbor or Seneca
station of the Buffalo Metro Rail
light rail line.
There is also a daily bus
route from here to Jamestown, New York
via Dunkirk and Fredonia
run by Coach USA
.
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
(former New York Central Railroad
New York Central Railroad
The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States...
) train station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
. There are plans for relocating this station.
History
There have been four New York Central RailroadNew York Central Railroad
The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States...
stations on Exchange Street in Buffalo, the third being built in 1880
1880 in rail transport
- February events :* February 9 - The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, building southwestward from Kansas, reaches Santa Fe, New Mexico.* February 12 - The Tawas and Bay County Railroad in Michigan purchases the Lake Huron and Southwestern Railway....
. This was closed on November 13, 1935 and was never reopened, as it was in horrible condition.
Plans for the current structure began in 1949
1949 in rail transport
-January events:* January 22 - The American Freedom Train tour, carrying the original versions of the United States Constitution, Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights, officially ends in Washington, DC...
. New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
heavily funded the station as being part of the Skyway construction. The total cost was $7 million. The station opened on August 2, 1952.
The station originally served 21 New York Central and Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway
Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway
The Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway was a railway based in Hamilton that ran in Southern Ontario from 1894 to 1987. It never reached the other two cities in its name, although it did have branch lines extending to Dunnville and Port Maitland.-History:...
trains daily. The double track
Double track
A double track railway usually involves running one track in each direction, compared to a single track railway where trains in both directions share the same track.- Overview :...
station had two side platforms connected by an overhead walkway.
From this point, activity at the station quickly declined. In 1962
1962 in rail transport
-January events:* January 8 – The Harmelen train disaster, the worst railway accident in the history of the Netherlands, occurs when one passenger train driver misses a warning signal and passes a red signal to collide nearly head-on with another passenger train...
, the New York Central ceased passenger operations to Niagara Falls, and the station was closed.
On October 29, 1977, Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
reinstated service between New York
Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal —often incorrectly called Grand Central Station, or shortened to simply Grand Central—is a terminal station at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States...
and Toronto Union Station, and the station was reopened, though the line is now single track
Single track (rail)
A single track railway is where trains in both directions share the same track. Single track is normally used on lesser used rail lines, often branch lines, where the traffic density is not high enough to justify the cost of building double tracks....
and the second platform and walkway are gone.
Service
The station serves six Amtrak trainTrain
A train is a connected series of vehicles for rail transport that move along a track to transport cargo or passengers from one place to another place. The track usually consists of two rails, but might also be a monorail or maglev guideway.Propulsion for the train is provided by a separate...
s daily:
- Empire ServiceEmpire Service (Amtrak)The Empire Service is a train service operated by Amtrak within the state of New York in the United States. Trains on the line provide frequent daily service along the 460-mile Empire Corridor between New York City and Niagara Falls, New York...
- Maple LeafMaple Leaf (Amtrak/VIA)The Maple Leaf is a 875-kilometre passenger train route operated jointly by Via Rail and Amtrak from New York City's Pennsylvania Station to Toronto's Union Station via Albany, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo. The train travels during the day and takes approximately 12 hours for the 875-kilometre ...
The station is approximately two blocks away from either the Erie Canal Harbor or Seneca
Seneca (Metro Rail)
Seneca is a Buffalo Metro Rail station located on the Buffalo Place right-of-way corridor in downtown Buffalo, New York. The station is located on Main Street between Seneca and Swan Streets....
station of the Buffalo Metro Rail
Buffalo Metro Rail
The NFTA has a fleet of 26 rigid-bodied LRVs for the Metro Rail system, numbered sequentially from 101 to 127. They were built by Tokyu Car Corporation of Japan. One car was damaged in transit and later purchased by a restaurateur, Bertrand H. Hoak, of Hamburg, as an addition to Hoak's Armor Inn...
light rail line.
There is also a daily bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
route from here to Jamestown, New York
Jamestown, New York
Jamestown is a city in Chautauqua County, New York in the United States. The population was 31,146 at the 2010 census.The City of Jamestown is adjacent to Town of Ellicott and is at the southern tip of Chautauqua Lake...
via Dunkirk and Fredonia
Fredonia, New York
Fredonia is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 11,068 as of 2009.The Village of Fredonia is in the Town of Pomfret south of Lake Erie...
run by Coach USA
Coach USA
Coach USA LLC is a holding company for various American transportation service providers providing scheduled intercity bus service, local and commuter bus transit, city sightseeing, tour, yellow school bus, and charter bus service...
.