Buffalo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() The station building soon after opening in 1916 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Scott and Main Streets Buffalo, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°52′40″N 78°52′35″W / 42.87778°N 78.87639°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Lehigh Valley main line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | August 29, 1916 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | August 11, 1955[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Lehigh Valley Terminal was a railroad station in downtown Buffalo, New York. The Lehigh Valley Railroad opened it in 1916, replacing an older station one block east at Scott and Washington streets. Lehigh Valley trains served at the station included the Black Diamond, Maple Leaf, and Star.[2] The station handled the Lehigh Valley's passenger traffic in Buffalo until 1955, when it was demolished to make room for the Niagara Thruway (Interstate 190). The Lehigh Valley moved its operations to a smaller station outside the downtown area at Dingens and South Ogden Streets, which served until the end of all Lehigh Valley passenger service in 1961. The terminal also hosted the Erie Railroad's passenger trains from 1935 until 1951, when that railroad ceased serving Buffalo.[3]