Special Events station

{{Short description|Limited-service light rail station in Buffalo, New York, US}}

{{distinguish|text=special event station, a term used in amateur radio}}

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{{more citations needed|date=June 2023}}

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{{Infobox station

| name = Special Events

| style = NFTA

| image = Special Events Station - July 2016.jpg

| image_caption = Special Events station with HarborCenter in the background

| address = Main and Perry Streets
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

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| opened = 1985

| closed =

| rebuilt =

| accessible = yes

| owned = NFTA

| zone = Free fare

| former = Arena

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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=NFTA|line=Metro Rail|note-mid=Limited service|right=Canalside}}

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail-light |marker-color={{rcr|NFTA|Metro Rail}} |zoom=14 }}

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{{ external media

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| image1 = [http://world.nycsubway.org/perl/show?14151 Train at the station at night.] The Buffalo Skyway is seen in the background.

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Special Events (formerly Arena) is 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 are required to have proof-of-payment. Special Events station is located next to the KeyBank Center, which it serves immediately before and after an event. If there is no event at KeyBank Center, Erie Canal Harbor station serves as the southern terminus. The tracks continue to the NFTA Rail Maintenance Yard.{{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}}

This station is planned to be replaced by DL&W station. The timeline for the station's completion has shifted. It was originally planeed to be completed 2023. Then it shifted to summer 2024.{{Cite web |last=McKinley |first=Dave |date=April 13, 2023 |title=Work continues on the Buffalo DL&W Terminal's restoration |url=https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/local/work-continues-buffalo-dlw-terminal-restoration/71-8811f4fc-e5c8-440b-9afd-ac74be92025a |access-date=June 13, 2023 |website=NBC 2WGRZ}} Now the station would most likely open in October 2024, with additional work extending beyond then.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-05 |title=NFTA continues work along South Park Avenue on DL&W Terminal station |url=https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/nfta-continues-work-along-south-park-avenue-on-dl-and-w-terminal-station |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=www.audacy.com |language=en}}