DL&W station is a Buffalo Metro Rail light rail indoor station currently under construction, and scheduled for completion in January 2025,[1] It is planned for the first floor on the Buffalo River side of the former Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad terminal, which currently serves as the NFTA Rail Maintenance Yard. In addition to the Riverwalk entrance, a new entrance on South Park Avenue at Illinois Street will be built, and the new station will eliminate the Special Events station, and provide commuters access to parking and Metro Rail service to the city, and a direct pedestrian walkway to Canalside areas.[2][3][4]
DL&W | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 42°52′22″N 78°52′27″W / 42.87278°N 78.87417°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | NFTA | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | Free fare | ||||||||||
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| Opening | January 2025 (scheduled)[1] | ||||||||||
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Plans for the terminal, when finished, also include an enclosed pedestrian skywalk from the second floor over South Park Street to the KeyBank Center.[5]
Additionally, a new crosswalk is being constructed from behind the KeyBank Center to Canalside, and the Riverwalk trail along the Buffalo River. The $1.7 million crossing has been newly added to the plan, and will provide safe access across Metro Rail tracks to the increasingly busy area at the foot of Main Street. [6]
References
edit- ^ a b Sommer, Mark (June 27, 2024). "Long Discussed, the DL&W is Poised to Become Waterfront 'Anchor'". The Buffalo News. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ "Jacobs: $1 million in state funding for DL&W project". Niagara Frontier Publications. June 12, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ McCarthy, Robert J. "Sneak peek: See latest on plans to turn DL&W terminal into Metro Rail station". The Buffalo News. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ "About the new DL&W Station". June 14, 2021. Archived from the original on February 6, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ "Work continues on the Buffalo DL&W Terminal's restoration". April 13, 2023.
- ^ "Plans to turn DL&W terminal into Metro Rail station". November 16, 2022.