DL&W station
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 | 2025 (scheduled) | ||||||||||
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DL&W station is a Buffalo Metro Rail light rail indoor station currently under construction, and scheduled for completion in 2025, 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.
Plans for the terminal, when finished, also include an enclosed pedestrian skywalk from the second floor over South Park Street to the KeyBank Center.
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.