Fountain Plaza station

Light rail station in Buffalo, New York, US

42°53′22″N 78°52′23″W / 42.88944°N 78.87306°W / 42.88944; -78.87306Owned byNFTAPlatforms2 low-level side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeAccessibleYesOther informationFare zoneFree fare (inbound)
Paid fare (outbound)HistoryOpenedOctober 9, 1984; 39 years ago (1984-10-09)^[1]RebuiltMarch 30 – October 14, 2014; 10 years ago (2014)Previous namesHuronPassengers2017448,928^[2] Services

Preceding station	NFTA			Following station
Lafayette Square toward Erie Canal Harbor or Special Events		Metro Rail		Allen/Medical Campus toward University
Lafayette Square toward Erie Canal Harbor or Special Events		Metro Rail		Theater Closed 2013 toward University

Fountain Plaza (formerly Huron) is a Buffalo Metro Rail station located in the 500 block of Main Street between Huron and Chippewa Streets. Fountain Plaza serves the northern section of the Buffalo Downtown Central Business District and the Buffalo Theater District since the permanent closing of Theater station on February 18, 2013. Fountain Plaza is at the north end of the Free Fare Zone, where customers traveling north are required to have proof-of-payment.

Bus connections

At West Chippewa and Pearl Streets (heading south only):
- 7 Baynes-Richmond (inbound)
- 8 Main (inbound)
- 64 Lockport (inbound)
- 66 Williamsville
- 67 Cleveland Hill
- 81 Eastside (inbound)
- 204 Airport–Downtown Express
At East Chippewa and Washington Streets (heading south only):
- 74 Hamburg

Notable places nearby

Fountain Plaza station is located near:

Alleyway Theatre
Andrews Theatre
Babeville
Courier Express Building
Market Arcade Building
AMC Market Arcade 8
Shea's Performing Arts Center
Trinity Episcopal Church
Fountain Plaza
Buffalo Savings Bank (now M & T Bank)
Calumet Building
Electric Building
Genesee Building (now Hyatt Regency Hotel)
Genesee Hotel (now Olympic Towers)
New Era Cap Company
The Avant (formerly Thaddeus J. Dulski Federal Building)

References

^ 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.
^ "Metro Rail Expansion Project Final Scoping Document" (PDF). May 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2019.