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 Avenue and Van Buren/Central Avenue
Valley Metro Rail light rail station
The southbound platform in December 2008
Other namesCentral Station, ASU Phoenix Campus
LocationVan Buren Street and 1st Avenue
Van Buren Street and Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona
United States
Coordinates33°27′6″N 112°4′28.50″W
Owned byValley Metro
Operated byValley Metro Rail
Line(s)Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
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]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Disabled access
Other information
Station code10012, 10033
History
OpenedDecember 27, 2008 (2008-12-27)
Services
Preceding station   VMR   Following station
Van Buren/Central Avenue
Valley Metro Rail
One-way operation
Van Buren/1st Avenue
One-way operation
Valley Metro Rail

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
The northbound platform in December 2008, with the Westward Ho in the background
Weekday Rail Passengers[2][3]
YearInOutAverage Daily InAverage Daily Out
2009487,617484,2261,9201,906
2010722,519699,6232,8552,765
2011846,556814,3853,3863,257
2012933,669891,8223,7343,567
2013927,532879,0093,7103,516
2014928,865880,2383,7153,520
2015911,971849,8423,6473,399

Passenger counts shown here are the combined ridership from both the 1st Avenue and Central Avenue platforms.

Notable nearby places

References
  1. "Valley Metro Rail" (PDF). Valley Metro. October 28, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  2. "Valley Metro - Rail Ridership Reports". Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  3. "Weekday Rail Passengers by Station (FY2015)" (PDF). Retrieved 15 March 2016.
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