Van Buren/Central Ave & Van Buren/1st Ave (VMR station)
Central Station | |||||||||||
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 Southbound platform at Central Station (a.k.a., Van Buren Street and Central Avenue and Van Buren Street and 1st Avenue) during the grand opening, December 27, 2008 | |||||||||||
| Location | Central Ave. and Van Buren St., Phoenix AZ | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Valley Metro | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | Island platform | ||||||||||
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| Parking | no spaces | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | December 27, 2008 | ||||||||||
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Central Station is a Valley Metro Rail station which exists in Downtown Phoenix. Van Buren Street and Central Avenue and Van Buren Street and 1st Avenue (it is also known as the ASU Downtown Campus station). Despite having at least four different names, it is all actually one facility, which serves as a stop for various city buses as well as the DASH circulator.
Valley Metro Rail
The rail station is the 17th stop westbound and the 12th stop eastbound on the initial line. 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 apart from one another.
Ridership
| 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.
Bus connections
Local Routes
- 0 (Northbound buses board inside the station, southbound at 1st Avenue & Van Buren)
- 1 (Both directions board on Van Buren & Central)
- 3 (Both directions board on Van Buren & Central)
- 7 (Both directions board on Van Buren & Central)
- 8 (Both directions board inside Central Station)
- 10 (Eastbound boards inside the station, westbound at 1st Avenue & Van Buren)
- Grand Avenue Limited (Boards inside Central Station)
RAPID Routes
- I-17
- I-10 East
- SR-51
- I-10 West
Express Routes
- 514
- 520
- 521
- 522
- 531
- 533
- 535
- 541
- 542
- 562
- 563
- 571
- 573
- 575
Local Area Shuttle
- DASH
Other Transit Agencies
- Maricopa Xpress (MAX)
Notable Nearby Places
- Hotel San Carlos
- Valley Youth Theatre
- Herberger Theater Center
- ASU Downtown Complex
- Chase Tower
- Freeport-McMoRan Center
- Civic Space Park
References
- ↑ "Valley Metro - Rail Ridership Reports". Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ↑ "Weekday Rail Passengers by Station (FY2015)" (PDF). Retrieved 15 March 2016.
External links
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Coordinates: 33°27′6″N 112°4′28.50″W / 33.45167°N 112.0745833°W