Lehigh Valley Terminal

Buffalo
Large building with colonnade
The station building soon after opening in 1916
Location Scott and Main streets
Buffalo, New York
Line(s) Lehigh Valley main line
History
Opened August 29, 1916 (1916-08-29)
Closed August 11, 1955 (1955-08-11)
Former lines
Preceding station   Lehigh Valley Railroad   Following station
TerminusMain Line
toward Jersey City
Erie Railroad
Depew
toward Hornell
Buffalo DivisionTerminus

The Lehigh Valley Terminal was a railroad station in downtown Buffalo, New York. The Lehigh Valley Railroad opened it 1916, replacing an older station one block east at Scott and Washington streets. The station handled the Lehigh Valley's passenger traffic in Buffalo until 1955, when it was demolished to make room for the New York State Thruway. The Lehigh Valley moved its operations to a smaller station outside the downtown area. The terminal also hosted the Erie Railroad's passenger trains from 1935 until 1951, when that railroad ceased serving Buffalo.

References

  • "Lehigh Valley Railroad's New Terminal At Buffalo". Times Leader. July 13, 1955. p. 2. Retrieved August 4, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  • "LVRR To Open New Buffalo Terminal". The Plain Speaker. August 3, 1955. p. 5. Retrieved August 4, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  • Archer, Robert F. (1977). The History of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Berkeley: Howell-North Books. ISBN 978-0-8310-7113-4.
  • Murchison, Kenneth M. (1921). Passenger terminals and stations. New York City. OCLC 747310111.

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