Lafayette Square (officially Evans Bank @ Lafayette Square since November 8, 2019 for sponsorship purposes) is a

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station near

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and is near the center of the Buffalo Central Business District at Lafayette Square located in the 400 block of Main Street (between Lafayette Square and Mohawk Streets) in the Free Fare Zone, which allows passengers free travel between Erie Canal Harbor station and Fountain Plaza station. Passengers continuing northbound past Fountain Plaza are required to have proof-of-payment. Lafayette Square station is the closest to the

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, located one block east at Washington and Clinton Streets. On February 28, 2019, ''

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'' announced that Evans Bank, which opened its downtown headquarters in the Main-Court Building the previous October, bought the naming rights to the station for nearly $161,000 for five years and nearly $352,000 if extended to 10 years.

Bus routes

* At Court and Main Streets (heading east only): ** 1 William ** 2 Clinton ** 4 Broadway * At Court and Pearl Streets (heading east, west or south): ** 1 William ** 2 Clinton ** 3 Grant (inbound) ** 4 Broadway ** 5 Niagara-Kenmore (inbound) ** 7 Baynes-Richmond (inbound) ** 8 Main (inbound) ** 11 Colvin (inbound) ** 20 Elmwood (inbound) ** 25 Delaware (inbound) ** 40 Grand Island (inbound) ** 60 Niagara Falls (inbound) ** 61 North Tonawanda (inbound) ** 64 Lockport (inbound) ** 66 Williamsville ** 67 Cleveland Hill ** 68 George Urban (inbound) ** 69 Alden (outbound) ** 74 Hamburg (outbound) ** 79 Tonawanda (inbound) ** 81 Eastside (inbound) ** 204 Airport-Downtown Express * At Lafayette Square and Washington Street (heading south only): ** 6 Sycamore (inbound) ** 14 Abbott (outbound) ** 16 South Park (outbound) ** 24 Genesee (inbound) ** 42 Lackawanna (outbound) ** 70 East Aurora (outbound) ** 72 Orchard Park (outbound) ** 74 Hamburg (inbound) ** 76 Lotus Bay (inbound)

Notable places nearby

Lafayette Square station - November 2020

Lafayette Square station is located near: * Broadway Garage (former Broadway Auditorium) * Buffalo City Hall * Buffalo Niagara Convention Center *

(Central Branch) *

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* Liberty Building *

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* Statler Hotel (now Statler Towers)

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Notable places nearby

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