 Completed in July 2016, the facility replaced Amtrak's former Niagara Falls station for passenger rail service on December 6, 2016.In March 2020, "Maple Leaf" service west of the station was suspended indefinitely as part of a closure of the border to non-essential travel in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, making this station the western terminal of the route.To handle the large amount of goods exchanged over the border, the Lewiston customs house—the primary customs for the Niagara region—was relocated from Lewiston, NY to the Niagara Suspension Bridge in 1863.