Buffalo Metro Rail

Metro Rail
Two typical trains at Fountain Plaza station
Overview
Owner	Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA)
Locale	Buffalo, New York
Termini	University Canalside Harbor or Special Events
Stations	13[1]
Website	metro.nfta.com
Service
Type	Light rail
Depot(s)	NFTA Rail Maintenance Yard
Rolling stock	J-TREC Buffalo LRV
Daily ridership	8,000 (weekdays, Q3 2024)[2]
Ridership	2,433,300 (2023)[3]
History
Opened	October 9, 1984; 40 years ago (1984-10-09)
Technical
Line length	6.4 mi (10.3 km)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground, street running
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line, 650 V DC
Operating speed	50 mph (80 km/h)
Route map Metro Rail highlighted in blue Show interactive map Legend University LaSalle Tonawanda turn-out Amherst Street Humboldt–Hospital Delavan/Canisius College Utica Summer–Best Allen/Medical Campus Theater (free fare inbound only, closed 2013) Fountain Plaza Lafayette Square Church Seneca I-190 Canalside Special Events (limited service) DL&W (2025) Rail Maintenance Yard station with off-street bus loop fare-free section All stations are accessible Original Proposal Amherst Government Center Audubon ↑ North Campus to Amherst part of Phase 2 North Tonawanda North Campus Tonawanda East Sweet Home Ives Park yard and shops I-290 ( Youngmann Expressway ) I-290 ( Youngmann Expressway ) Brighton Maple Ellwood Park Sheridan Kenilworth South Campus Tonawanda branch part of Phase 2 ↖ LaSalle Tonawanda turn-out Central Park Humboldt Delavan Utica Summer-Best Allen-Hospital Theater Lafayette Square Cathedral Park ↓ Cathedral Park to West Hopkins part of Phase 2 Community College Perry West Hopkins This diagram: view talk edit Show diagram map

Buffalo Metro Rail is the public transit rail system in Buffalo, New York, operated by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA). The system consists of a single, 6.4-mile-long (10.3 km) light rail line that runs for most of the length of Main Street (New York State Route 5) from KeyBank Center in Canalside to the south campus of the University at Buffalo in the northeast corner of the city. The first section of the line opened in October 1984; the current system was completed in November 1986. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 2,433,300, or about 8,000 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.