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 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
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]
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Disabled access
Other information
Station code	10012, 10033
History
Opened	December 27, 2008
Services
Preceding station   VMR   Following station Van Buren/Central Avenue Roosevelt/Central Avenue toward 19th Avenue/Dunlap Valley Metro Rail Washington/Central Avenue One-way operation Van Buren/1st Avenue Roosevelt/Central Avenue One-way operation Valley Metro Rail Jefferson/1st Avenue toward Gilbert Road/Main Street

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]

Year	In	Out	Average Daily In	Average Daily Out
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

• Hotel San Carlos
• Valley Youth Theatre
• Herberger Theater Center
• ASU Downtown Complex
• Chase Tower
• Freeport-McMoRan Center
• Civic Space Park

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.

External links

• Valley Metro map