Buffalo Central Terminal

Buffalo Central Terminal
General information
Location495 Paderewski Drive,
Buffalo, New York
Coordinates42°53′23″N 78°49′49″W / 42.88972°N 78.83028°W / 42.88972; -78.83028
Line(s)Empire Corridor (Buffalo Terminal Subdivision)
Platforms14 island platforms
Tracksformerly 28
Other information
Station codeBUF (former)
History
OpenedMay 22, 1929; 95 years ago (1929-05-22)
ClosedNovember 28, 1979; 44 years ago (1979-11-28)
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Erie
toward Chicago
Lake Shore Limited
1975–1979
Rochester
Lake Shore
1971–1972
Rochester
Buffalo–Exchange Street
1978–1979
Niagara Rainbow
Fort Erie
Until 1978
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Bay View
toward Chicago
Main Line Depew
toward New York
Buffalo–Exchange Street
toward Chicago
Michigan Central Railroad
Main Line
Terminus
Buffalo–Exchange Street
toward Welland
Fort Erie Branch
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Terminus Buffalo – Oil City Blasdell
toward Oil City
Buffalo – Emporium Ebenezer
toward Emporium
Buffalo Central Terminal
Buffalo Central Terminal is located in New York
Buffalo Central Terminal
LocationBuffalo, New York
Coordinates42°53′23″N 78°49′49″W / 42.88972°N 78.83028°W / 42.88972; -78.83028
AreaBuffalo Broadway/Fillmore district
Built1929
ArchitectFellheimer & Wagner[1]
Architectural styleArt Deco[1]
Websitebuffalocentralterminal.org
NRHP reference No.84002389[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 7, 1984

Buffalo Central Terminal is a historic former railroad station in Buffalo, New York. An active station from 1929 to 1979, the 17-story Art Deco style station was designed by architects Fellheimer & Wagner for the New York Central Railroad. The Central Terminal is located in the city of Buffalo's Broadway/Fillmore district. Closed since 1979, several attempts to redevelop the site were unsuccessful. In February 2024 a new development team was formed to plan a reuse for the terminal.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "National Register of Historical Places – New York (NY), Erie County". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. February 22, 2007.
  2. ^ "'The best is yet to come': Developers named to revitalize Buffalo's Central Terminal". wkbw.com. 7ABC WKBW Buffalo. February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.