Buffalo Central Terminal

Buffalo Central Terminal
General information
Location	495 Paderewski Drive, Buffalo, New York
Coordinates	42°53′23″N 78°49′49″W / 42.88972°N 78.83028°W / 42.88972; -78.83028
Line(s)	Empire Corridor (Buffalo Terminal Subdivision)
Platforms	14 island platforms
Tracks	formerly 28
Other information
Station code	BUF (former)
History
Opened	May 22, 1929; 95 years ago (1929-05-22)
Closed	November 28, 1979; 45 years ago (1979-11-28)
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Erie toward Chicago Lake Shore Limited 1975–1979 Rochester toward New York (Grand Central) or Boston South Lake Shore 1971–1972 Rochester toward New York (Grand Central) Buffalo–Exchange Street 1978–1979 toward Detroit (Michigan Central) Niagara Rainbow Fort Erie Until 1978 toward Detroit (Michigan Central) Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station Bay View toward Chicago Main Line Depew toward New York Buffalo–Exchange Street toward Chicago Michigan Central Railroad Main Line Terminus Buffalo–Exchange Street toward Welland Fort Erie Branch Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Terminus Buffalo – Oil City Blasdell toward Oil City Buffalo – Emporium Ebenezer toward Emporium
Buffalo Central Terminal
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Buffalo, New York
Coordinates	42°53′23″N 78°49′49″W / 42.88972°N 78.83028°W / 42.88972; -78.83028
Area	Buffalo Broadway/Fillmore district
Built	1929
Architect	Fellheimer & Wagner[1]
Architectural style	Art Deco[1]
Website	buffalocentralterminal.org
NRHP reference No.	84002389[1]
Added to NRHP	September 7, 1984

Buffalo Central Terminal is a historic former railroad station in Buffalo, New York. An active station from 1929 to 1979, the 17-story Art Deco style station was designed by architects Fellheimer & Wagner for the New York Central Railroad. The Central Terminal is located in the city of Buffalo's Broadway/Fillmore district. Closed since 1979, several attempts to redevelop the site were unsuccessful. In February 2024 a new development team was formed to plan a reuse for the terminal.^[2]