A ceremony featuring state and local officials was held on Monday to mark the opening of a new Exchange Street Station in downtown Buffalo, New York.
The station was built on the site of the former 66-year-old New York Central facility of the same name.
The new $29.8 million Amtrak station, though, is elevated, located closer to the street and is twice the size of the depot it replaced.
Amtrak passengers will be able to make connections to local bus and light-rail service.
The low-level platforms of the station were redesigned to comply with Americans With Disabilities Act standards. The station features a covered pedestrian plaza.
The project was overseen by the New York State Department of Transportation.
The station is served by Amtrak’s Empire Corridor trains between New York and Niagara Falls, New York. The New York-Toronto Maple Leaf also stops at the station.
The Chicago-New York/Boston Lake Shore Limited, however, does not use the tracks passing Exchange Street station.