User:Mitchazenia/Buffalo-Exchange Street station (Erie Railroad)
Buffalo | |||||||||||||||
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 The site of the former Erie station at Exchange and Michigan. Interstate 190 is on the right. | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Exchange Street at Michigan Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14203 | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°52′40″N 78°52′12″W / 42.877727°N 78.869999°W | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 4157[1] | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | April 4, 1859[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Closed | August 5, 1935[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1875[3] | ||||||||||||||
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Buffalo (also known as Buffalo-Exchange Street) was the station for the Erie Railroad in downtown Buffalo, New York. Located at the interchange of Exchange Street and Michigan Avenue, the station served as the terminus of the Buffalo and Southwestern Railroad (from Jamestown) and the Buffalo Division (from Hornell). The railroad opened on April 4, 1859 as a branch off the Erie main. The railroad replaced the depot in 1875, using the local Continental Hotel as its terminal for the time being. The station closed on August 5, 1935, with the merger into the terminal with the Lehigh Valley Railroad.
History
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ "Railroads" (PDF). The New York Times. New York, New York. June 14, 1859. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ a b "Erie Railroad Abandon Its Old Terminal". The Buffalo Courier-Express. Buffalo, New York. August 4, 1935. p. 2. Retrieved March 1, 2018.