SummerâBest | |||||||||||
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![]() SummerâBest station in 2021 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 1145 Main Street Buffalo, New York | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°54â˛17âłN 78°52â˛04âłW / 42.90472°N 78.86778°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | NFTA | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
Depth | 40 feet (12 m) | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Fare zone | Paid fare | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | May 18, 1985[1] | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2017 | 234,434 [2] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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SummerâBest is a Buffalo Metro Rail station located at the junction of Summer, Best and Main Streets.
SummerâBest station is one of four stations that does not offer an off-road bus loop, requiring passengers to board/debark using curbside stops (the other three being Amherst Street, HumboldtâHospital and Allen/Medical Campus). Route 8 buses heading toward Marine Drive or University station and route 22 buses heading toward Thruway Mall do not board at the curb on the same side as the station, which is served by two bus routes:
In 1979, an art selection committee was created, composed of NFTA commissioners and Buffalo area art experts, that would judge the artwork that would be displayed in and on the properties of eight stations on the Metro Rail line. Out of the 70 proposals submitted, 22 were chosen and are currently positioned inside and outside of the eight underground stations. SummerâBest station is home of two pieces of work, from George Sugarman (New York City) and John Pfahl (Buffalo).
SummerâBest station is located near:
From February 16âMarch 16, 2015, April 20âMay 18, 2015, June 6â7, 2015, June 13â14, 2015, June 26â27, 2015, August 22â23, 2015, September 8â25, 2015 and July 5, 2016, due to construction of the new School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences that is slated to open in the summer of 2017, Allen/Medical Campus station was temporarily closed. Passengers who wanted to access the BuffaloâNiagara Medical Campus were instructed to deboard the train at SummerâBest station, as it temporarily served as the southern terminus of the paid fare zone. NFTAâMetro provided shuttle buses running every 10 minutes.
From July 6âOctober 10, 2016, passengers with mobility devices who normally use Allen/Medical Campus station to access the BuffaloâNiagara Medical Campus were instructed to exit at SummerâBest station and board the #8 Main bus, as the MezzanineâtoâStreet Level elevator was being replaced.
From September 24âOctober 9, 2016, due to construction of the new University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Allen/Medical Campus station was temporarily closed. Passengers who wanted to access the BuffaloâNiagara Medical Campus were instructed to deboard the train at SummerâBest station, as it temporarily served as the southern terminus of the paid fare zone. As a result, NFTAâMetro offered shuttle buses to accommodate passengers to the BuffaloâNiagara Medical Campus, with each shuttle running every 12 minutes.
SummerâBest | |||||||||||
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![]() SummerâBest station in 2021 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 1145 Main Street Buffalo, New York | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°54â˛17âłN 78°52â˛04âłW / 42.90472°N 78.86778°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | NFTA | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
Depth | 40 feet (12 m) | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Fare zone | Paid fare | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | May 18, 1985[1] | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2017 | 234,434 [2] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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SummerâBest is a Buffalo Metro Rail station located at the junction of Summer, Best and Main Streets.
SummerâBest station is one of four stations that does not offer an off-road bus loop, requiring passengers to board/debark using curbside stops (the other three being Amherst Street, HumboldtâHospital and Allen/Medical Campus). Route 8 buses heading toward Marine Drive or University station and route 22 buses heading toward Thruway Mall do not board at the curb on the same side as the station, which is served by two bus routes:
In 1979, an art selection committee was created, composed of NFTA commissioners and Buffalo area art experts, that would judge the artwork that would be displayed in and on the properties of eight stations on the Metro Rail line. Out of the 70 proposals submitted, 22 were chosen and are currently positioned inside and outside of the eight underground stations. SummerâBest station is home of two pieces of work, from George Sugarman (New York City) and John Pfahl (Buffalo).
SummerâBest station is located near:
From February 16âMarch 16, 2015, April 20âMay 18, 2015, June 6â7, 2015, June 13â14, 2015, June 26â27, 2015, August 22â23, 2015, September 8â25, 2015 and July 5, 2016, due to construction of the new School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences that is slated to open in the summer of 2017, Allen/Medical Campus station was temporarily closed. Passengers who wanted to access the BuffaloâNiagara Medical Campus were instructed to deboard the train at SummerâBest station, as it temporarily served as the southern terminus of the paid fare zone. NFTAâMetro provided shuttle buses running every 10 minutes.
From July 6âOctober 10, 2016, passengers with mobility devices who normally use Allen/Medical Campus station to access the BuffaloâNiagara Medical Campus were instructed to exit at SummerâBest station and board the #8 Main bus, as the MezzanineâtoâStreet Level elevator was being replaced.
From September 24âOctober 9, 2016, due to construction of the new University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Allen/Medical Campus station was temporarily closed. Passengers who wanted to access the BuffaloâNiagara Medical Campus were instructed to deboard the train at SummerâBest station, as it temporarily served as the southern terminus of the paid fare zone. As a result, NFTAâMetro offered shuttle buses to accommodate passengers to the BuffaloâNiagara Medical Campus, with each shuttle running every 12 minutes.