DL&W station

DL&W station is a Buffalo Metro Rail light rail indoor station on the first floor on the Buffalo River side of the former Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad terminal, which also serves as the NFTA Rail Maintenance Yard. The station replaced the former Special Events station and will provide commuters access to parking, Metro Rail service to the city, and a direct pedestrian walkway to Canalside areas.^[2][3][4] It was the first expansion of the line since it was completed in 1986.

Coordinates42°52′22″N 78°52′27″W

Owned byNFTA

Tracks2

Structure typeAt-grade

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DL&W
Platform of the DL&W station
General information
Coordinates	42°52′22″N 78°52′27″W
Owned by	NFTA
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	yes
Other information
Fare zone	Free fare
History
Opened	December 8, 2025[1]
Services
Preceding station NFTA Following station Canalside toward University Metro Rail Terminus
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A second entrance, via the second floor of the terminal, to the station from South Park Avenue at Illinois Street is under construction.

Plans for the terminal, when finished, also include an enclosed pedestrian skywalk from the second floor over South Park Avenue to the KeyBank Center.^[5]

Additionally, a new crosswalk was constructed from behind the KeyBank Center to Canalside, and the Riverwalk trail along the Buffalo River. The $1.7 million crossing was 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.^[6]