New York By Rail 14th ed. | Page 20

New Stations, Tracks and Signals ARE IMPROVING SERVICE News from the New York State Department of Transportation A NEW TRAIN STATIONS Progress continues on four new passenger rail stations in Niagara Falls, Rochester, Schenectady and Manhattan. Upgrades to a fifth—the Buffalo-Depew Station—were completed in December 2012. Highlights include: Niagara Falls International Transportation Center The new Niagara Falls station opened in March 2017. Rochester for generations. A brick façade, barrel-vaulted windows, arches, and skylights will grace the spacious, modern station. It will provide passenger amenities and improved accessibility with a well-lit concourse, a modern arrival/departure board, retail space and an elevator, escalator and stairs to a new high-level passenger platform that will ease train boarding and departure. The project also includes new parking areas