This photograph highlights the symmetry so prevalent in subways. Specifically, it is one of the corridors at the Amherst Station of Buffalo Metro Rail connecting the inbound and outbound tracks.

The public transit rail system in Buffalo, NY is called Buffalo Metro Rail and is operated by NFTA (Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority). It's a single line running along Main Street running between First Niagara Center and the south campus of University at Buffalo. The southern portion operates at the street level at slow speeds like a tram, while the northern part underground at high speeds like a subway. Heading north (outbound), the trains enter the tunnel just past the Fountain Plaza station; the station replaced the permanently closed and demolished Theater Station that did not fit in the project design for combined train and automobile traffic. The underground section has 8 stops. The first three are in a shallow cut & cover section, the remaining 5 in a rock tunnel. The Delavan / Canisius College is the deepest one.

The Main Street metro rail line was built between 1979 and 1986.

An interesting fact is that fare zones and transfers were eliminated in 2010, simplifying the use of the Metro system in Buffalo. From my own experience that helps especially visitors who no longer have to figure out what ticket to buy. Try making sense of the New York City system, or even better, something like the system in Prague, Czech Republic.

Sources:

- History of Buffalo Metro
- Buffalo Metro Rail on Wikipedia

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