Church (Metro Rail)
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Church is a Buffalo Metro Rail
station that serves downtown Buffalo, New York
, near Church and Pearl Streets.
The station is in the "fare-free" zone, which allows passengers free travel between Erie Canal Harbor station to the south and Theater
station to the north. Passengers continuing northbound, past Theater are required to have proof-of-payment.
† Service 15 minutes or less on weekdays
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...
station that serves downtown Buffalo, 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...
, near Church and Pearl Streets.
The station is in the "fare-free" zone, which allows passengers free travel between Erie Canal Harbor station to the south and Theater
Theater (Metro Rail)
Theater is a Buffalo Metro Rail station that serves the entertainment and theater districts of downtown Buffalo, New York. The station is located on Main Street between Chippawa Street and Tupper Street....
station to the north. Passengers continuing northbound, past Theater are required to have proof-of-payment.
Notable places nearby
- Buffalo City CourtBuffalo City Court BuildingThe Buffalo City Court Building is a 10 story court house built in 1974 for the city of Buffalo, New York. It is located in Niagara Square and adjacent to Buffalo City Hall. The structure is a classic example of Brutalist architecture; its facade is dominated by large concrete panels with skinny...
- Buffalo City HallBuffalo City HallBuffalo City Hall is the seat for municipal government in the City of Buffalo, New York State. Located at 65 Niagara Square, the 32 story Art Deco building was completed in 1931 by Dietel, Wade & Jones....
- Buffalo & Erie County Public LibraryBuffalo & Erie County Public LibraryThe Buffalo & Erie County Public Library is located on Lafayette Square, Buffalo, New York. The current facility, built in 1963, replaced the original Cyrus Eidlitz Buffalo Public Library Building dedicated in February 1887. The first Buffalo Public Library, in turn, replaced the Erie County, New...
- Buffalo Metropolitan Transportation CenterBuffalo Metropolitan Transportation CenterThe Buffalo Metropolitan Transportation Center is located on the southeast corner of North Division and Ellicott Streets in Downtown Buffalo, New York...
(NFTANiagara Frontier Transportation AuthorityThe 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...
& GreyhoundGreyhound LinesGreyhound 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...
buses) - Erie County HallCounty and City HallCounty and City Hall, also known as Erie County Hall, is a historic city hall and courthouse building located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It is a monumental granite structure designed by noted Rochester architect Andrew Jackson Warner and constructed between 1871 and 1875. The building...
- Lafayette SquareLafayette Square, BuffaloLafayette Square is a park in the center of downtown Buffalo, Erie County, New York, United States that hosts a Civil War monument. The block, which was once square, is lined by many of the city's tallest buildings...
Bus routes
- 3 Grant†
- 5 Niagara†
- 11 Colvin
- 14 Abbott (inbound)
- 15 Seneca
- 16 South Park (inbound)
- 20 Elmwood†
- 25 Delaware
- 40 Grand Island (Buffalo/Niagara Falls)
- 60 Niagara Falls Express
- 61 North Tonawanda
- 62 Parker
- 63 Riverside
- 64 Lockport
- 204 Downtown/Airport Express
† Service 15 minutes or less on weekdays