Facts and Figures
Operator	Valley Metro Rail
System Type	Light Rail
Year Opened	2008
# of Lines	1
# of Cars
Mileage	29.8 miles
Gauge	Std
Stations	41
Power	Overhead
Data Date	2024
1st Visit	1/2006
Last Visit	6/2023
% Rode	90%

Phoenix
Light Rail

Phoenix

The system starts north of downtown PHX, then runs down Central Ave to downtown. From there it heads east skirt the edge of the airport before landing in Tempe by ASU. The line then continues down Apache Blvd ending in the city of Mesa.

For a sprawling region with low population density, this light rail system has done well, with expansions underway.

New	Station	Right-of Way	Direction	Photos	New
	North Phoenix
	Metro Pkwy	Elevated	End
	Mountain View/25th Ave	Private	Both
	25th Ave/Dunlap	Dunlap	Both
	19th Ave/Dunlap	Private	Both	14
	Northern	19th Ave	Both	4
	Glendale	19th Ave	Both	6
	Montebello	19th Ave	Both	5
	19th Ave/Camelback	Camelback	Both	2
	7th Ave	Camelback	Both	1
	Camelback/Central	Private	Both	4
	Central Ave
	Campbell	Central Ave	Both	2
	Indian School	Central Ave	Both	6	6
	Osborn	Central Ave	Both	2
	Thomas	Central Ave	Both	3
	Encanto	Central Ave	Both	1
	McDowell	Central Ave	Both	1
	Roosevelt	Central Ave	Both	6
	Central Phoenix
	Van Buren-Central Station	First Ave	S/E	1
	Van Buren-Central Station	Central Ave	N/W	3
	Jefferson	First Ave	S/E	4
	Washington	Central Ave	N/W	8
	3rd Street-Stadiums	Jefferson	S/E	2
	3rd Street-Convention Ctr	Washington	N/W	3
	Washington St-East Phoenix
	Turnback track	Eleventh Ave	Both	1
	12th Street	Jefferson	S/E	4
	12th Street	Washington	N/W	4
	24th Street	Jefferson	S/E	1
	24th Street	Washington	N/W	6
	38th Street-Gateway CC	Washington	Both	5
	44th Street-Airport	Washington	Both	8
	50th Street	Washington	Both	4
	Shops and Yards	Private	Both	16
	City of Tempe
	Priest Dr-Papago Park	Washington	Both	6
	Center Pkwy	Washington	Both	3
	Tempe Town Lake Bridge	Private	Both	9
	Mill Ave	Third St	Both	8
	Veterans Way/ Sun Devils Stadium	Private	Both	8
	University Dr/ Rural Road	Private	Both	6
	Apache Blvd
	Dorsey Lane	Apache Blvd	Both	3	2
	McClintock	Apache Blvd	Both	4
	Smith-Martin	Apache Blvd	Both	2
	Price/101 Freeway	Apache Blvd	Both	12

	Sycamore	Main St	Both	6
	Alma School	Main St	Both	8
	Country Club	Main St	Both	6
	Center	Main St	Both	18	4
	Mesa Dr	Main St	Both	17
	Stapley	Main St	Both	8	4
	Gilbert Road	Main St	Both	8	4

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