Fountain Plaza station

Fountain Plaza
Buffalo Metro Rail station
Fountain Plaza station's inbound platform, with the outbound platform in the background
Location 500 block of Main Street
Buffalo, New York 14202
Coordinates 42°53′22″N 78°52′23″W / 42.88944°N 78.87306°W / 42.88944; -78.87306Coordinates: 42°53′22″N 78°52′23″W / 42.88944°N 78.87306°W / 42.88944; -78.87306
Owned by Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
Line(s)
  Metro Rail
Platforms 2 low-level side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone Free fare (inbound)
Paid fare (outbound)
History
Opened October 9, 1984
Rebuilt March 30 - October 14, 2014
Previous names Huron
Services
Preceding station   NFTA   Following station
Metro Rail
toward University
Former services
Preceding station   NFTA   Following station
Metro Rail
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. The 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 routes serving Fountain Plaza station

  • 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:

See also

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