Buffalo

New York, USA (America)

Date of opening [d.m.y]	18.05.1985
Network length	8.36 km (5.20 mi)
Number of stations	8
Number of lines	1
Stations per line	8.00
Avg. station distance*	1.05 km (0.65 mi)
Avg. line length	8.36 km (5.20 mi)
*with transfer stations counted once
World Metro List by J. Serradell, 1/2008.

System known as	Metro Rail
Annual ridership	Unknown
Track orientation	Unknown
Air-conditioned trains	No
Walk-through trains	No
Rubber-tyred trains	No
Driverless lines	No
Platform screen doors	No
Metro Features List

Departure Procedure and Sounds

The door-closing signal is a two to three second long series of harsh, fast, very high-pitched beeps (sounds like "scree-scree-scree-scree-scree..."), followed by a simple live announcement of the next station by the train driver. Every few stations, a live warning is announced: "No smoking, drinking, eating, playing of radio or tape players allowed in all Metro vehicles and stations". The sequence and announcement wording is unchanged from the time the system opened in 1984.

Useful Links for Buffalo Metro Rail

Search (Google) (will most likely bring up Buffalo Metro Rail's official website)
System maps (Google Images)
City map (Google Maps) (might show metro stations when zoomed in)
Images (Google Images)
Search urbanrail.net
Wikipedia page
Buffalo city information (Wikipedia)

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