Van Buren/1st Avenue and Van Buren/Central Avenue stations
Van Buren/1st Avenue station and Van Buren/Central Avenue station, also known as Central Station, is a pair of Valley Metro Rail stations in Downtown Phoenix, Arizona. Despite having at least four different names, it is all actually one facility, which serves as a stop for various city buses.
Van Buren/1st Ave Van Buren/Central Ave | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Valley Metro Rail light rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 The southbound platform in December 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Central Station, ASU Phoenix Campus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Van Buren Street and 1st Avenue Van Buren Street and Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°27′6″N 112°4′28.50″W / 33.45167°N 112.0745833°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Valley Metro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Valley Metro Rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Valley Metro Bus: 0, 1, 3, 7, 8, 10, Downtown Phoenix Dash, Grand Avenue Limited, 514, 520, 521, 522, 531, 533, 535, 541, 542, 562, 563, 571, 573, 575, 1-10 East RAPID, 1-10 West RAPID, 1-17 RAPID, South Mountain East RAPID[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 10012, 10033 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | December 27, 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The rail station is the 17th stop westbound and the 12th stop eastbound on the initial line segment. The station is configured in an island platform design, with the southbound platform which is located on 1st Avenue at Van Buren Street and the northbound platform located on Central Avenue at Van Buren Street, approximately 400 feet (120 m) apart from one another.
Ridership
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| Year | In | Out | Average Daily In | Average Daily Out |
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| 2009 | 487,617 | 484,226 | 1,920 | 1,906 |
| 2010 | 722,519 | 699,623 | 2,855 | 2,765 |
| 2011 | 846,556 | 814,385 | 3,386 | 3,257 |
| 2012 | 933,669 | 891,822 | 3,734 | 3,567 |
| 2013 | 927,532 | 879,009 | 3,710 | 3,516 |
| 2014 | 928,865 | 880,238 | 3,715 | 3,520 |
| 2015 | 911,971 | 849,842 | 3,647 | 3,399 |
Passenger counts shown here are the combined ridership from both the 1st Avenue and Central Avenue platforms.
Notable nearby places
editReferences
edit- ^ "Valley Metro Rail" (PDF). Valley Metro. October 28, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^ "Valley Metro - Rail Ridership Reports". Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "Weekday Rail Passengers by Station (FY2015)" (PDF). Retrieved 15 March 2016.