Press Room

Metro Rail to Suspend Service During Thursday at the Square

Wednesday June 24, 2009

Buffalo, NY...The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority announced today that in anticipation of a larger than normal crowd for Thursday at the Square this Thursday, Metro Rail service in the vicinity of Lafayette Square will be suspended during the concert.

Thursday, June 25, Metro Rail service will be suspended in the immediate area of the concert inbound between Lafayette Station and Church Street Station and outbound between Church Street Station and Fountain Plaza Station from approximately 7 to 9 p.m. to ensure the safety of the rail system in the immediate area of the concert.

Metro will provide free shuttle bus service for its customers between Main Street at Church Street (Church Street Station) and Main Street at Chippewa Street (Fountain Plaza Station) where customers will be able to make a rail connection in each direction.

Regular rail service will operate outbound between the Events Station at the HSBC Arena and Church Street Station and inbound between University Station and Lafayette Station during the suspended periods.


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