Route 97 Darien Lake Express is a previous express bus service of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority.
This service operated from Downtown Buffalo at the Buffalo Transportation Center non-stop to Darien Lake Amusement Park during the summer tourist season. Service was inaugurated on June 24, 2001.[1]
This service followed a similar service offered by D&F Transit in the 1980s.
This service operated seven-days-a-week on the same schedule.
Routing
During most of the route's operations, similar routing was offered as noted below:
A:
An alternate routing was also offered for one season, originating from Transittown Plaza.
B:
Destination signs
97A DARIEN LAKE
97A DOWNTOWN
Elimination of the route
Due to cost cutting measures, the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority removed service officially on April 29, 2012. The last season for service to Darien Lake, therefore, was the summer 2011.[2]
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| Miscellaneous
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| Vehicles
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Buses - Light Rail - Paratransit - Support Vehicles
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By fleet series
Conventional
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104, 114, 166, 168, 201-222, 228, 234-235, 240-241, 243-248, 251, 251-255, 261, 301-305, 311-317, 321-367, 401-425, 401-417, 501-505, 506, 526-540, 600-619, 601-607, 700-709, 701-773, 801-816, 851-852, 861-867, 901-912, 921-925, 1001-1011, 1012-1065, 1066-1067, 1101-1130, 1201-1214, 1301-1304, 1501-1520, 1601-1624, 1701-1716, 1717-1724, 1801-1816, 1817-1824, 1901-1923, 2001-2021, 2101-2141, 2201-2242, 2251-2260, 2261-2270, 2401-2422, 2501-2515, 2601-2630, 2701-2730, 3001-3012, 3051-3063, 4001-4070, 4071-4099, 5061-5065, 5066-5078, 6001-6110, 6200-6244, 6300-6359, 7001-7030, 7100-7114, 7400-7459, 7501-7549, 7600-7684, 7685-7719, 7720-7794, 8011-8015, 9301-9360, 9361-9375, 9501-9567, 9601-9641
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By fleet series
Light Rail
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101-127
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By fleet series
Paratransit
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8001-8010, 8016-8019, 8020-8029, 8101-8114, 8115-8124, 8125-8129, 8130-8139, 8144-8148, 8151, 8201-8217, 8233-8242, 8301-8310, 8351-8355, 8401-8403
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| Current Divisions
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Cold Spring - Frontier - Gisel-Wolford - South Park
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| Former Divisions
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Broadway - Niagara Falls
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| Routes
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| Light Rail
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Metro Rail
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| Bus
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1 William - 2 Clinton - 3 Grant - 4 Broadway - 5 Niagara-Kenmore - 6 Sycamore - 8 Main - 11 Colvin - 12 Utica - 13 Kensington - 14 Abbott - 15 Seneca - 16 South Park - 18 Jefferson - 19 Bailey - 20 Elmwood - 22 Porter-Best - 23 Fillmore-Hertel - 24 Genesee - 25 Delaware - 26 Delavan - 32 Amherst - 34 Niagara Falls Blvd - 35 Sheridan - 40 Grand Island - 42 Lackawanna - 44 Lockport - 46 Lancaster - 47 Wehrle - 48 Williamsville - 49 East Amherst - 50 Main-Niagara - 52 North End Circulator - 55 Pine Avenue - Niagara Falls Trolley - 59 Niagara Falls Airport-NCCC - 60 Niagara Falls Express - 61 Tonawanda Express - 64 Lockport Express - 66 Williamsville Express - 69 Alden Express - 70 East Aurora Express - 72 Orchard Park Express - 74 Hamburg Express - 75 West Seneca Express - 76 Lakeshore Express - 77 Buffalo-Niagara Falls Express - 81 Eastside Express - 101 North-South - 102 Bailey - 103 East-Suburban - 104 South-Central - 106 South-Suburban - 110 West-North - 111 South-Michigan - 251 Black Rock-Highmark Stadium - 252 University Station-Highmark Stadium - 253 Downtown-Highmark Stadium - 254 Eastern Hills-Highmark Stadium
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| Defunct
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7 Baynes-Richmond - 9 Parkside-Zoo - 10 West Utica - 17 Central Terminal - 17 Kensington Suburban - 21 Michigan-Forest - 27 Ridge - 27 Wende Shuttle - 28 Sheridan - 29 Wohlers - 30 Kenmore - 31 Ogden - 33 Tonawanda-North Tonawanda - 35 Hamburg-Abbott - 36 Hamburg - 37 Hamburg-Camp - 38 Angola-Lotus Bay - 39 Parker - 41 Sheridan-Harlem - 42 North Campus - 43 Mall Shuttle - 46 ECMC Shuttle - 51 Buffalo Avenue - 51 Military North - 53 Pierce-Niagara - 54 Military Road - 56 River Road - 57 Tonawandas - 58 Lockport City - 58 Lockport-Niagara Falls - 62 Parker Express - 63 Riverside Express - 65 Amherst Express - 67 Cleveland Hill Express - 68 George Urban Express - 71 Holland Express - 73 Lancaster Express - 79 Elmwood Express - 80 ECC Shuttle - 82 Outer Harbor Shuttle - 90 Bills Express-Niagara Falls - 91 Bills Express-Tonawanda - 92 Bills Express-South Campus - 93 Bills Express-Downtown Buffalo - 94 Bills Express-Dingens - 95 Bills Express-Thruway Mall - 96 Bills Express-Transittown - 97 Darien Lake Express - 105 Central Express - 107 Central North - 108 Genesee North - 109 Utica North - 112 Grant-North - 113 South-Clinton - 114 Central-North - 115 South-Sycamore - 116 Central - 117 Kensington - 118 Ogden - 121 Michigan - 200 Wheatfield Shuttle - 201 Lockport Shuttle - 202 Metrolink Shuttle - 203 Erie County Home Express - 204 Airport-Downtown Express - USA-Niagara Link - 206 Buffalo State College - 207 Buffalo State-Elmwood - 208 Buffalo State-Grant - 209 Medaille-Zoo Shuttle - 210 Niagara Falls-Buffalo Airport - 211 ECC Shuttle - 216 McKinley Mall-Gowanda
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| Properties
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| Bus Loops
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Andrew - Baxter - Blanche - Coburg - Delmar - Ellicott - Ensminger - Fernwood - Goethe - Greenwood - Highgate - Huntley - Irwin - Jefferson - Jersey - Michael - Nason - Orchard - Pacific - Paramount - Pine Hill - Preston - Robbins - Seabrook - Seneca City Line - Southside - Virgil - Walden - Windermere
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| Rail Stations
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Special Events - Buffalo Creek Casino at Canalside - Merchants Mutual at Seneca - Church - Evans Bank at Lafayette Square - Fountain Plaza - Theater - Allen-Medical Campus - Summer-Best - Utica - Delavan-Canisius College - Humboldt Hospital - Amherst - LaSalle - University
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| Transit Centers
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Appletree - Athol Springs - Black Rock-Riverside Transit Hub - Niagara Falls - Portage Road - Southgate - Summit Mall - Thruway Plaza - Tonawanda - Victory
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| Historical Timeline of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
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| History
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1967-1976 | 1977-1986 | 1987-1996 | 1997-2006 | 2007-2016 | 2017-present
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| Western New York and Niagara Area Agencies
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| Defunct Related Agencies
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Buffalo Street Railroad Company - International Railway Company - Niagara Frontier Transit System - Buffalo Transit Company - Lockport Bus Lines - Grand Island Transit - D&F Transit - Tonawanda-North Tonawanda Transit - Niagara Falls Municipal Transit System - Hamburg Bus Company - Red Bus Lines
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