{{Short description|Former limited-service light rail station in Buffalo, New York}} {{distinguish|text=special event station, a term used in amateur radio}} {{Use American English|date=December 2025}} {{More citations needed|date=June 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox station | name = Special Events | style = NFTA | image = Special Events Station - July 2016.jpg | image_caption = Special Events station with LECOM Harborcenter in the background | address = Main and Perry Streets<br/>Buffalo, New York | coordinates = {{Coord|42|52|35.98|N|78|52|38.68|W|type:railwaystation}} | other = | structure = At-grade | platform = 1 low-level side platform | tracks = 2 | parking = | bicycle = | opened = 1985 | closed = 2020{{Citation needed|date=December 2025}} | rebuilt = | accessible = Yes | owned = NFTA | zone = Free fare | former = Arena | passengers = | pass_year = | pass_percent = | pass_system = | mpassengers = | other_services_header = Former services | other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system=NFTA|line=Metro Rail|note-mid=Limited service|left=Erie Canal Harbor}} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 14 | mapframe-marker-color = {{rcr|NFTA|Metro Rail}} | mapframe-marker = rail-light }} {{ external media | float = right | image1 = [http://world.nycsubway.org/perl/show?14151 Train at the station at night.] The Buffalo Skyway is seen in the background. }}
'''Special Events station''' (formerly '''Arena station''') was the southernmost station in the Buffalo Metro Rail system located at the corner of Main and Perry Streets in the Free Fare Zone, which allows passengers free travel between this station and Fountain Plaza station. Passengers continuing northbound past Fountain Plaza station were required to have proof-of-payment. Special Events station was located next to the KeyBank Center, which it served immediately before and after an event. If there was no event at KeyBank Center, Erie Canal Harbor station served as the southern terminus. The tracks continue to the NFTA Rail Maintenance Yard.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Heading to an Event |url=https://metro.nfta.com/schedules/heading-to-an-event |access-date=June 13, 2023 |website=NFTA-Metro}}</ref>
Special Events station was replaced by the full-service DL&W station. The station last saw service in 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the station being demolished in 2024.{{Citation needed|date=December 2025}} Service to DL&W station began on December 8, 2025.<ref>{{cite news |title=DL&W Train Station opens to the public |url=https://www.wgrz.com/video/news/local/dlw-train-station-opens-to-the-public/71-1c776b30-ba2b-4383-9bc5-c4eefa0a9b5e |access-date=December 8, 2025 |work=WGRZ |publisher=Tegna Inc. |date=December 8, 2025}}</ref>
==Notable places nearby== *KeyBank Center (formerly First Niagara Center, HSBC Arena, Marine Midland Arena and Crossroads Arena) *Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park *LECOM Harborcenter *NFTA Rail Maintenance Yard
==See also== *List of Buffalo Metro Rail stations
==References== {{Reflist}}
Category:Buffalo Metro Rail stations Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1985 Category:Railway stations in the United States closed in 2020
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