Lafayette Square (Metro Rail)

Lafayette Square
Buffalo Metro Rail station
Outbound train arriving at Lafayette Square station
Location	400 block of Main Street Buffalo, New York 14202
Coordinates	42°53′12″N 78°52′26″W / 42.88667°N 78.87389°W / 42.88667; -78.87389Coordinates: 42°53′12″N 78°52′26″W / 42.88667°N 78.87389°W / 42.88667; -78.87389
Owned by	Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
Line(s)	Metro Rail
Platforms	2 low-level side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Free fare
History
Opened	October 9, 1984
Rebuilt	July 5-8, 2016 (inbound) July 11-15, 2016 (outbound)
Services
Preceding station   NFTA   Following station Church toward Special Events Metro Rail Fountain Plaza toward University

Lafayette Square is a Buffalo Metro Rail station near City Hall and is near the center of the Buffalo Central Business District at Lafayette Square located in the 400 block of Main Street (between Lafayette Square and Mohawk Streets) in the Free Fare Zone, which allows passengers free travel between Erie Canal Harbor station and Fountain Plaza station. Passengers continuing northbound past Fountain Plaza are required to have proof-of-payment. Lafayette Square station is the closest to the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, located one block east at Washington and Clinton Streets.

Lafayette Square station is located near: