NFTA Metro Bus Routes

For more details on this topic, see NFTA.

Overview

NFTA Metro carried many of its present route numbers and names from the previous International Railway Company routes.

Otherwise, much of the routing follows (loosely) the following number schematic:

• 1- 49 City of Buffalo and Erie County routes
• 50- 57 City of Niagara Falls and Niagara County routes
• 60- 81 Express routes from Downtown Buffalo
• 90- 97 Special event routes to Buffalo Bills, Darien Lake
• 101-118 Buffalo Public School routes
• 200-216 Metrolink routes

Currently operating routes

Route Number	Route Name	Terminals	Notes
1 A 1 B	William	Downtown (W 4th & Genesee) City Line (Lovejoy & Goethe) Appletree (Appletree Transit Center)
2 A 2 B	Clinton	Downtown (W 4th & Genesee) City Line (Clinton and Fernwood) Transit (Bank of America))
3 A	Grant	Downtown (N Division & Ellicott) City Line (Kenmore Ext & Military Road)
4 A 4 B 4 H	Broadway	Downtown (W 4th & Genesee) City Line (Broadway & Michael Streets, Sloan) Harlem (Thruway Plaza Transit Center)
5 A	Niagara/ Kenmore	Downtown (So. Division & Washington) University Station	Route changed to move service on Sheridan to separate route 35-Sheridan, and add service from previous route 30-Kenmore.
6 A	Sycamore	Downtown (Waterfront Village - Lakefront & La Riviere) Galleria Mall (Walden Galleria Mall)
7 A	Baynes/ Richmond	Downtown (So. Division & Washington) Forest (Buffalo Psychiatric Center)
8 A	Main (City)	Waterfront Village (Lakefront & La Riviere) University Station (Main & Bailey / Jersey Left Loop)
11 A 11 D	Colvin	Downtown (So. Division & Washington) Paramount (Colvin & Paramount Dr.) Fillmore (Fillmore & Wales, Tonawanda)
12 A	Utica	Niagara (Niagara & Hampshire) City Line (Main & Bailey - Jersey Left Loop)
13 A	Kensington	Utica Station (Main & Utica) University Station (University Metro Rail Station)
14 A 14 B 14 C	Abbott Road	Downtown (Washington & Mohawk) Lackawanna (The Shops at West Seneca) McKinley Mall (McKinley Parkway nr. Milestrip) ECC South (Erie Community College, South Campus)
15 A 15 B	Seneca	Downtown (Lower Terrace/Charles) City Line (Seneca and Wildwood Loop) Southgate Plaza Transit Center
16 A 16 B	South Park	Downtown (Washington and Mohawk) City Line (Lackawanna Victory Transit Center) McKinley Mall
18 A	Jefferson	Delavan/Canisius College Station Louisiana (Louisiana and South Park)
19 A	Bailey	University Station Bailey and Abbott	A few trips operate over Dingens into New Buffalo Industrial Park
20 A	Elmwood	Downtown (Ellicott Loop) Orchard (Delaware & Orchard)
20 E	Late Night Express	Chippawa (Delaware & Chippawa) Canisius College (Delavan & Main)	Late night shuttle operates Thursday and Saturday nights connecting local college students from Canisius, Medaille and Buffalo State Colleges to the Chippawa Entertainment District in Downtown Buffalo.
22 A	Porter/ Best	Niagara (Lakeview & Jersey) Harlem (Thruway Plaza Transit Center)
23 A	Fillmore/ Hertel	Vista Marina (Apartment Complex-Foot of Hertel) South Park (Abbott & Bailey Av)
24 A 24 B	Genesee	Downtown (Amtrak/Exchange) City Line (Genesee/Andrews Loop) Airport ([Buffalo Niagara International Airport])
25 A 25 B	Delaware	Downtown (Ellicott Loop) Orchard (Delaware & Orchard Loop) Tonawanda (Main & Niagara Transit Center, Tonawanda)
26 B	Delavan	Niagara (Niagara & Delavan) Harlem (Thruway Plaza Transit Center)
27 A	Erie County Home	Airport (BNIA) Wende (Erie County Home)	Replaced service previously offered on "24C" service into Wende. Passengers are now required to transfer between routes at the Buffalo Niagara Airport.
29 A	Wohlers	Niagara (Maryland & Efner) Delavan College Station (Delavan-Canisius College Station)
32 B 32 C	Amherst	Niagara (Niagara & Amherst Street) Thruway Mall (Thruway Plaza Transit Center)
34 A 34 B	Niagara Falls Boulevard	University Station (Metro Rail) Amherst Development Park Audubon (Creekside Park & Ride Lot)
35 A	Sheridan	Niagara (Tonawanda & Vulcan) Flint (University at Buffalo North Campus)	Route 35 service replaces service on previous 5-Niagara trips over Sheridan Drive. Service is extended to the University at Buffalo's North Campus.
36 A 36 C	Hamburg	Downtown (Mohawk & Ellicott) Hamburg (Main & Buffalo) McKinley Mall
40 A	Buffalo- Niagara Falls via Grand Island	Buffalo (Transportation Center) Niagara Falls (Portage Road Transit Center)
42 A	Lackawanna	Turnpike/Odell Thruway Mall (Transit Center)
44 A 44 B	Lockport	Buffalo (University Station) Crosspoint Lockport (Main & Locust)
46 A 46 B	Lancaster	Thruway Mall Thruway Mall-via Harlequin	Route replaces route 6 service past Walden Galleria Mall. This route operates as a one-way loop past Dick Road.
47 A	Youngs Road	University Station (Metro Rail Station) Airport (BNIA)	Route replaces Buffalo Airport service from University Station on route 30, which was merged with route 5-Niagara.
48 A	Williamsville	University Station Transit (Eastern Hills Mall)
50 A 50 B	Main/ Niagara	Lewiston (2nd @ Mohawk) Military Road (St. Mary's Hospital) Niagara Falls Transit Center (near Prime Outlets)
52 A	Hyde Park	St Mary's Hospital Niagara Falls Transit Center
54 A	Military	Portage Road Transit Center The Summit
55 A 55 B 55 C 55 F 55 L	Pine Avenue	Portage Road Transit Center Niagara Falls Transit Center Niagara Falls Airport NCCC/BOCES Lockport
57 A	Tonawandas	Main & Niagara Niagara Falls Airport	Route replaced Tonawanda service on route 20-Elmwood and North Tonawanda service on route 25D Delaware.
60 A	Niagara Falls Express	Buffalo Portage Road Transit Center
61 A	Delaware Express	Downtown (Amtrak/Exchange) Main & Niagara
62 A	Parker Express	Downtown (Amtrak/Exchange) Tonawanda (Fillmore/Wales)
63 A	Riverside Express	Downtown (Amtrak/Exchange) Vulcan (Kenmore/Military)
64 A	Lockport Express	Downtown (North Division & Ellicott) Lockport (Main & Locust)
65 A	Amherst Express	Downtown (Main & Allen) Transit (Transit & Millersport)
66 A	Williamsville Express	Downtown (Main & Allen) Transit (Eastern Hills Mall)
67 A	Cleveland Hill Express	Downtown (Main & Allen) ECC North
68 A	George Urban Express	Downtown (Amtrak/Exchange) Airport (BNIA)
69 A 69 B	Alden Express	Downtown (Lower Terrace & Charles) Alden (Elm & Broadway) Lancaster (Broadway & Central)
70 A 70 C	East Aurora Express	Downtown (Mohawk & Washington) East Aurora (Fillmore & Riley)
72 A 72 P	Orchard Park Express	Downtown (Washington & Mohawk) ECC South
74 A 74 B	Hamburg Express	Downtown (N Division & Ellicott) Athol Springs Transit Center North Boston (Herman Hill Road)
75 A	West Seneca Express	Downtown (Lower Terrace & Charles) Bank of America (Transit Road) Bullis (Seneca Creek & Union)
76 S	Lotus Bay Express	Downtown (N. Division & Ellicott) Seneca Bingo
79 A	Elmwood Express	Downtown (Amtrak Station) Main & Niagara
81 A 81 B	East Side Express	Downtown (South Division & Washington)
90	Bills Express NF-Portage Road		Seasonal service to Buffalo Bills home games at Ralph Wilson Stadium
91	Bills Express Tonawanda		Seasonal service to Buffalo Bills home games at Ralph Wilson Stadium
92	Bills Express University		Seasonal service to Buffalo Bills home games at Ralph Wilson Stadium
93	Bills Express Buffalo MTC		Seasonal service to Buffalo Bills home games at Ralph Wilson Stadium
94	Bills Express NF Transit Center		Seasonal service to Buffalo Bills home games at Ralph Wilson Stadium
95	Bills Express Thruway Plaza		Seasonal service to Buffalo Bills home games at Ralph Wilson Stadium
96	Bills Express Clarence Mall		Seasonal service to Buffalo Bills home games at Ralph Wilson Stadium
97	Darien Lake Express		Seasonal service to Darien Lake theme park in Darien Center, NY.
200	N. Tonawanda/Wheatfield Shuttle	The Summit Tonawanda (Main & Niagara)
201	Lockport Shuttle	Lockport (Main & Locust)	Hourly loop service in the City of Lockport.
204	Airport/Downtown Express	Downtown (N Division & Ellicott) Airport (Holtz Road Park & Ride)
206	Campus Circulator	Cleveland Hall Wegmans/Amherst St.	Buffalo State College buses operate only during the academic school year.
209	Medaille Shuttle		Shuttle from Buffalo Zoo (Satellite Parking Lot) to Medaille College. Shuttles operate only during the academic school year.
210	Niagara Falls/Buffalo Airport Express	Portage Road Transit Center Airport (BNIA)	Seasonal route operates May to October only.
216	McKinley Mall/Gowanda	McKinley Mall Gowanda

Previously operating routes

Route Number	Route Name	Operation from/to	Notes
9	Parkside/Zoo		Service continued as an extension of route 18-Jefferson, then 39-Parker bus, then operated for a brief time as a Bflo Transit, Inc. operated route. As of present time, service has been eliminated along entire route.
10	West Utica		Service combined with route 12 East Utica, renamed 12-Utica.
17	Central Terminal		Service replaced until 1993 with some service on route 4C, operating Fillmore, Memorial, Paderewski and Memorial, before returning to Broadway.
21	Michigan/Forest		Service eliminated in March of 1993, with some service on route 8B serving Michigan from Best Street to William Street.
27	Ridge Road		Some service replaced currently with route 42 (Lackawanna) buses.
28	Sheridan		Service currently offered partially by route 49 (Millard Suburban) buses.
30	Kenmore		Service covered by route 5 (Niagara) and route 47 (Youngs Road) buses.
31	Ogden/Tifft or So. Buffalo Crosstown		Service continued as extension of route 22 (Porter/Best), then eliminated.
33	Tonawanda/North Tonawanda		Some service replaced by route 20 (Elmwood) and route 25 (Delaware). Service currently operates as route 57 (Tonawandas), as of October 31, 2010.
35	Hamburg via Abbott		Service discontinued, and replaced partially by an extension of route 14 (Abbott Road). Service currently does not operate south of Erie Community College-South Campus.
37	Hamburg via Camp		Some service operates rush hours as part of route 74 (Boston).
38	Buffalo/Angola		Some service between Buffalo and Lotus Bay (via Angola) operates as route 76 (Lotus Bay Express).
39	Parker		Service eliminated.
41	Sheridan/Harlem		Service eliminated.
42	North Campus		Shuttle service briefly operated in the 1990's between University Station and UB Flint Circle via North Bailey and Maple Road.
43	Mall Shuttle		Service implemented in March of 1993 as an extension of routes 4 and route 6 to serve Walden Galleria Mall and Appletree Business Park from Thruway Mall. Service discontinued, and service extended on route 4 to compensate for lost route. Service changed on October 31, 2010 to eliminate route between Galleria Mall and Appletree Business Park.
46	ECMC Shuttle		This route operated as a shuttle from Delavan Station to ease pressure off of route 13 service into Erie County Medical Center.
51	Buffalo Av Military Road
51	Military North
53	Niagara Street Pierce
56	River Road		Route began March 24, 1993 as a continuation of buses operating from Frontier Station to Niagara Falls routes. Service eliminated October 30, 2010.
58	Lockport-Niagara Falls
58	Lockport City
71	Holland		Service implemented March 24, 1993, and eliminated with some services transferred to routes 70 and 75.
73	Lancaster		Service implemented March 24, 1993, eliminated with removal of service to Lancaster on route 1.
80	ECC Shuttle		Tri-campus shuttle connecting ECC campuses.
82	Outer Harbor Shuttle		Short-lived route serving businesses on the outer harbor. Service discontinued due to low ridership.

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References

1. ^ NFTA Website