Special Events (Metro Rail)
Special Events | |||||||||||
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| Buffalo Metro Rail station | |||||||||||
 The Special Events station in December 2014. | |||||||||||
| Location |
Main and Perry Streets Buffalo, New York 14203 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°52′35.98″N 78°52′38.68″W / 42.8766611°N 78.8774111°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 low-level side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | Free fare | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1985 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Arena | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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 Train at the station at night. The Buffalo Skyway is seen in the background. |
Special Events, formerly Arena, is the terminus and southernmost station in the Buffalo Metro Rail system. The station is located next to and serves the First Niagara Center.
The station is only used immediately before and after events at the First Niagara Center. The tracks continue through the station to the NFTA Rail Maintenance Yard.
The station is located at Main and Perry Streets.
Notable places nearby
- First Niagara Center, previously HSBC Arena.[1]
- Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park
- HarborCenter
See also
References
- ↑ "The Official Site of the First Niagara Center". Retrieved 26 August 2011.