University (Metro Rail)
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University Station is the last and most northerly station on the Buffalo Metro Rail
line.
Located on the south side of Main Street (just east of Niagara Falls Boulevard), this station operates as a major hub for Metro Rail, as well as the largest transfer point outside of Downtown Buffalo between buses.
In addition, this station offers a unique "Kiss and Ride" facility on the top level, above the ticket mezzazine. This allows drivers of passengers getting dropped off at the station not to add to the traffic congestion from buses already apparent at the station during rush-hour periods.
Also of note, a large park-and-ride facility is available using the entrance of the lot across the street from University Plaza. Many commuters from north and east of Buffalo take advantage of this lot, instead of driving to Downtown Buffalo.
and transfer point for buses to the north and north east suburbs of the city.
Like LaSalle (Metro Rail), University Station has on site parking with 600 spaces, making this station an attractive location for commuters heading to their workplaces in Downtown Buffalo.
In addition, the station is a major transfer point for a number of city and suburban buses. These routes include:
In addition, the station is a short walk to Main Circle (located at the upper level of the station) affording quick access to the University at Buffalo's shuttle buses (UB Stampede) to the North Campus of the University at Buffalo. In addition, the University's Blue Line (Downtown - South Campus Shuttle) can be boarded from the same loop area.
Out of the seventy proposals submitted, twenty-two were chosen and are currently positioned inside and outside of the eight underground stations.
University Station is home of three pieces of work, from Stephen Antonakos (New York City), Harvey Breverman (Buffalo), and Beverly Pepper (Todi, Italy and New York City).
The work from Stephen Antonakos is called "Neon for South Campus Station", and is an "abstract form of neon tubing, creating large, incomplete circles and incomplete squares, mounted on the interior ceiling of the mezzanine level of the station. The 550 feet of tubing is red, orange and blue".
Harvey Breverman's work is "a large triptych on a semi-circular wall at the foot of the escalators at the trainroom level. The work is entitled Synoptic Triptych. It focuses on the composite nature of a diverse, evolving University (at Buffalo) community and it's attending resources".
Beverly Pepper's work is "a sculpture of steel and grass, located in the bus loop, entitled Vertical Presence-Grass Dunes. The work changes in appearance as the passengers ride around the loop. An illusion of movement is created through the passing sun patterns".
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...
line.
Located on the south side of Main Street (just east of Niagara Falls Boulevard), this station operates as a major hub for Metro Rail, as well as the largest transfer point outside of Downtown Buffalo between buses.
In addition, this station offers a unique "Kiss and Ride" facility on the top level, above the ticket mezzazine. This allows drivers of passengers getting dropped off at the station not to add to the traffic congestion from buses already apparent at the station during rush-hour periods.
Also of note, a large park-and-ride facility is available using the entrance of the lot across the street from University Plaza. Many commuters from north and east of Buffalo take advantage of this lot, instead of driving to Downtown Buffalo.
Bus connections
University station serves the University at BuffaloUniversity at Buffalo, The State University of New York
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, also commonly known as the University at Buffalo or UB, is a public research university and a "University Center" in the State University of New York system. The university was founded by Millard Fillmore in 1846. UB has multiple campuses...
and transfer point for buses to the north and north east suburbs of the city.
Like LaSalle (Metro Rail), University Station has on site parking with 600 spaces, making this station an attractive location for commuters heading to their workplaces in Downtown Buffalo.
In addition, the station is a major transfer point for a number of city and suburban buses. These routes include:
- 5 Niagara/Kenmore
- 8 Main
- 12 Utica
- 13 Kensington
- 19 Bailey
- 34 Niagara Falls Boulevard
- 44 Lockport
- 47 Youngs Road
- 48 University
- 49 Millard Fillmore Hospital
In addition, the station is a short walk to Main Circle (located at the upper level of the station) affording quick access to the University at Buffalo's shuttle buses (UB Stampede) to the North Campus of the University at Buffalo. In addition, the University's Blue Line (Downtown - South Campus Shuttle) can be boarded from the same loop area.
Points of interest
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- KenilworthKenilworth, Erie County, New YorkKenilworth, New York is an unincorporated area in the town of Tonawanda in Erie County, New York, USA.-References:...
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- University Plaza
- University HeightsUniversity Heights, Buffalo, New York- Geography :The University Heights neighborhood is in the northeast corner of Buffalo. Main Street bisects University Heights. Main Street in University Heights has an assortment of restaurants, bars, retail stores, and places of worship, many catering to the students of the University at...
Neighborhood - University at Buffalo, South Campus
- University Presbyterian Church
- Veteran's Administration Hospital
Artwork
In 1979, an art selection committee was created, composed of NFTA commissioners and Buffalo area art experts, that would judge the artwork that would be displayed in and on the properties of eight stations on the Metro Rail line.Out of the seventy proposals submitted, twenty-two were chosen and are currently positioned inside and outside of the eight underground stations.
University Station is home of three pieces of work, from Stephen Antonakos (New York City), Harvey Breverman (Buffalo), and Beverly Pepper (Todi, Italy and New York City).
The work from Stephen Antonakos is called "Neon for South Campus Station", and is an "abstract form of neon tubing, creating large, incomplete circles and incomplete squares, mounted on the interior ceiling of the mezzanine level of the station. The 550 feet of tubing is red, orange and blue".
Harvey Breverman's work is "a large triptych on a semi-circular wall at the foot of the escalators at the trainroom level. The work is entitled Synoptic Triptych. It focuses on the composite nature of a diverse, evolving University (at Buffalo) community and it's attending resources".
Beverly Pepper's work is "a sculpture of steel and grass, located in the bus loop, entitled Vertical Presence-Grass Dunes. The work changes in appearance as the passengers ride around the loop. An illusion of movement is created through the passing sun patterns".