Buffalo Metropolitan Transportation Center
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The Buffalo Metropolitan Transportation Center is located on the southeast corner of North Division and Ellicott Streets in Downtown Buffalo, New York
. The transportation center is open 24 hours daily.
Managed by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
, which also uses the transit center as its headquarters, it operates as a major transportation hub for a number of NFTA Metro bus routes, as well as inter-city bus services. Its location is also of importance in that this terminal sits as normally the first stop on the busy Toronto-New York City bus corridor in the United States.
Built in 1977, the architectural firm of Cannon Design, Inc. created a terminal that is a "pleasant and even exciting space to experience, with views of travelers, buses and the city beyond afforded by comparatively large areas of glazing". It replaced an older Greyhound Station, located at 672 Main Street, near Tupper. After the Main Street station had closed, it became a police station for the Theater District of Downtown Buffalo, and is currently used partially as the Alleyway Theatre
and the Buffalo area base office for Greyhound Lines, Inc., there are a number of service based businesses for passengers and employees of the terminal.
In the past, Hardee's
and Burger King
had an outlet in the terminal that was later turned into a "Travelers Cafe", both operated by Greyhound Lines
. The space for the restaurant has since been converted into an indoor waiting area for passengers waiting for local bus service at the corner of North Division and Ellicott. Announcements are not made of arriving local service in the waiting area, so passengers watch for arriving buses through floor-to-ceiling picture windows along that wall.
Additionally, a gift shop existed for a number of years, but has been vacated and renovated into a larger office area for the NFTA Transit Police sub-station.
Coach USA
Megabus
Coach Canada
Sources: Russell's Motor Coach Guide (various editions), NeOn website
Board on Ellicott Street at North Division Street
Board on North Division Street at Ellicott Street
Nearly all buses operating into Downtown Buffalo come within a short walk (maximum of three city blocks) of the transportation center.
The Buffalo News continued stories on this, as well as progress made on the creation of an intermodal transportation facility on the site of the Buffalo War Memorial Auditorium
, effectively linking Amtrak
Trains with intercity buses, and local buses "under one roof" in a style similar to the William F. Walsh Regional Transportation Center partway across the state in Syracuse, New York
.
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
. The transportation center is open 24 hours daily.
Managed by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority is a public authority responsible for the public transportation oversight of Erie and Niagara counties in the State of New York...
, which also uses the transit center as its headquarters, it operates as a major transportation hub for a number of NFTA Metro bus routes, as well as inter-city bus services. Its location is also of importance in that this terminal sits as normally the first stop on the busy Toronto-New York City bus corridor in the United States.
Built in 1977, the architectural firm of Cannon Design, Inc. created a terminal that is a "pleasant and even exciting space to experience, with views of travelers, buses and the city beyond afforded by comparatively large areas of glazing". It replaced an older Greyhound Station, located at 672 Main Street, near Tupper. After the Main Street station had closed, it became a police station for the Theater District of Downtown Buffalo, and is currently used partially as the Alleyway Theatre
Inside the Terminal
Aside from the transportation center being the main offices for the Niagara Frontier Transportation AuthorityNiagara Frontier Transportation Authority
The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority is a public authority responsible for the public transportation oversight of Erie and Niagara counties in the State of New York...
and the Buffalo area base office for Greyhound Lines, Inc., there are a number of service based businesses for passengers and employees of the terminal.
- Craig and Craig Twin Bakery
- NFTA Metro information kiosk
- NFTA Transit Police sub-station
- soda and other vending machines
- taxi stand for Buffalo Taxi Service
In the past, Hardee's
Hardee's
Hardee's is a restaurant chain, located mostly in the Southeast and Midwestern regions of the United States. It has evolved through several corporate ownerships since its establishment in 1960. It is currently owned and operated by CKE Restaurants. Along with its sibling restaurant chain, Carl's...
and Burger King
Burger King
Burger King, often abbreviated as BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants headquartered in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The company began in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, a Jacksonville, Florida-based restaurant chain...
had an outlet in the terminal that was later turned into a "Travelers Cafe", both operated by Greyhound Lines
Greyhound Lines
Greyhound Lines, Inc., based in Dallas, Texas, is an intercity common carrier of passengers by bus serving over 3,700 destinations in the United States, Canada and Mexico, operating under the well-known logo of a leaping greyhound. It was founded in Hibbing, Minnesota, USA, in 1914 and...
. The space for the restaurant has since been converted into an indoor waiting area for passengers waiting for local bus service at the corner of North Division and Ellicott. Announcements are not made of arriving local service in the waiting area, so passengers watch for arriving buses through floor-to-ceiling picture windows along that wall.
Additionally, a gift shop existed for a number of years, but has been vacated and renovated into a larger office area for the NFTA Transit Police sub-station.
Greyhound Bus Lines
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-Trentway Wagar
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Sources: Russell's Motor Coach Guide (various editions), NeOn website
Local Bus Routes directly serving the Terminal
- Route 40 Niagara Falls at gate 14.
Board on Ellicott Street at North Division Street
- Route 6 Sycamore (outbound)
- Route 8 Main (outbound)
- Route 14 Abbott (inbound)
- Route 16 South Park (inbound)
- Route 24 Genesee (outbound)
- Route 36 Hamburg (inbound)
Board on North Division Street at Ellicott Street
- Route 3 Grant (outbound)
- Route 5 Niagara/Kenmore (outbound)
- Route 11 Colvin (outbound)
- Route 15 Seneca (inbound)
- Route 20 Elmwood(outbound)
- Route 25 Delaware (outbound)
- Route 60 Niagara Falls Express (outbound)
- Route 74 Boston Express (outbound)
- Route 76 Lotus Bay Express (outbound)
- Route 204 Buffalo Airport-Downtown Express (outbound)
Nearly all buses operating into Downtown Buffalo come within a short walk (maximum of three city blocks) of the transportation center.
Additionally
In the later part of 1999, proposals were made for an updating of the terminal, including a new shopping area, restaurant, and updated passenger waiting area for NFTA Metro passengers, as well as intercity bus passengers.The Buffalo News continued stories on this, as well as progress made on the creation of an intermodal transportation facility on the site of the Buffalo War Memorial Auditorium
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium was an indoor arena in downtown Buffalo, New York. It hosted the Buffalo Bisons of the AHL, the Buffalo Sabres of the NHL, the Buffalo Braves of the NBA, the Buffalo Stallions of MSL, the Buffalo Bandits of MILL, the Buffalo Blizzard of the second NPSL and the Buffalo...
, effectively linking 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...
Trains with intercity buses, and local buses "under one roof" in a style similar to the William F. Walsh Regional Transportation Center partway across the state in Syracuse, New York
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
.