Rail Renewal is part of the NFTA's commitment to providing safe, efficient, professional, and sustainable transportation services that enhance the quality of life throughout the Buffalo Niagara region.
The ongoing construction throughout the system is necessary for critical safety and operational enhancements.
Scale & Scope
- Benefits
- More operational flexibility
- Enhancements to passenger comfort and information
- Increased branding and placemaking
- Less future service interruptions and greater reliability
- All projects are scheduled to be significantly completed within the next 18‐24 months
- Represents an investment in the rail of over $100 million
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DL&W Station
- External stair tower and pedestrian bridge will link station directly to KeyBank Center (expected completion 2026)
- Special track work and crossover installation completed
- Boarding platforms and station lobby completed
- Opened December 2025
Canalside Station
- New station rehabilitation
- Fits within context of existing and planned development
- Scaled to match rider demand
- Increased passenger comfort and amenities
- Opened June 2024
Church Street Station
- New station design
- Construction begun Summer 2024
- Will provide increased passenger comfort
- Fit with context of surrounding land uses and design
- New crossover
- Will provide better future operations
- Less delay for passengers
- Trackbed and rail replacement
- Project will continue through 2024, shifting to the outbound track beginning August 2024
Lafayette Station
- Design work to begin on revamped Lafayette Station
- Will be the fourth of the five aboveground stations to see significant upgrades
- Design will reflect context of the surrounding environment
- Upgrades to lighting, seating, and weather protection
Fountain Plaza Station
- Upgrades to electrical systems at aboveground portal into the tunnel
- Enhancements to pads and fasteners
- Upgrades to current moat to enhance safety
Allen Medical Campus Station
- Pad and fastener upgrades
- Trackbed replacement
- Switch movement for power cables
Delavan Station
- New escalators (completed)
- New panel liners surrounding escalator and stair tunnel (completed)
- Future increased exterior lighting
Humboldt-Hospital Station
- Tile replacements at the eastern entrance (completed)
- New escalators (one remaining in progress)
- Exterior upgrades between building and sidewalk in progress
- Floating slab upgrades (completed)
Amherst Station
- Upgraded IT infrastructure and cameras
- Upgraded LED lighting
- Future modifications to add storage space for porters
LaSalle Station
- Joint RFP with the City of Buffalo on redevelopment of park-and-ride lot
- Will bring transit-supportive development to the surrounding property
- Enhanced exterior wayfinding for rails-to-trails project
University Station
- Bus loop repaving (completed)
- New operational configuration for bus loop
- More passenger comfort amenities
- Panel liners (completed)
- Façade improvements (completed)
- Escalator replacement (completed 2024)