Dorsey/Apache Boulevard station

Dorsey/Apache Blvd
The station during its first day of service on December 27, 2008
General information
Location	Apache Boulevard and Dorsey Lane, Tempe, Arizona United States
Coordinates	33°24′53.25″N111°55′2″W / 33.4147917°N 111.91722°W / 33.4147917; -111.91722
Owned by	Valley Metro
Operated by	Valley Metro Rail
Line	Valley Metro Streetcar
Platforms	2 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks	3
Connections	Valley Metro Bus: Tempe Orbit Mars
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	190 spaces [1]
Accessible
Other information
Station code	10024
History
Opened	December 27, 2008 (2008-12-27) (Valley Metro Rail) May 20, 2022 (2022-05-20) (Valley Metro Streetcar)
Passengers
2021	370 daily (weekday) [2]   44.78%
Services
Preceding station Valley Metro Following station University Drive/Rural toward Downtown Phoenix Hub A Line McClintock/Apache Boulevard toward Gilbert Road/Main Street Rural/Apache Boulevard toward Marina Heights/Rio Salado Parkway Valley Metro Streetcar Terminus
Location

Dorsey/Apache Boulevard station is a station on the A Line of the Valley Metro Rail system in Tempe, Arizona, United States. The station consists of one island platform for the A Line and one side platform for the Valley Metro Streetcar, all located in the median of Apache Boulevard to the east of Dorsey Lane. A surface park and ride lot is available on the north side of Apache Boulevard.

Following the opening of the Valley Metro Streetcar line on May 20, 2022, the station serves as the eastern terminus and a transit point between the Streetcar line and the Valley Metro Rail A Line. Valley Metro Streetcar trams arrive and depart from the side platform to the south, whilst Valley Metro Rail trains continue to arrive and depart from the island platform to the north.

Ridership

Weekday Rail Passengers ^[3]

Year	In	Out	Average Daily In	Average Daily Out
2009	189,242	175,662	745	692
2010	211,310	201,355	835	796

Notable places nearby

• The New School for the Arts and Academics (NSAA)

Connections

Valley Metro Bus	Route number	Route name	North/east end	South/west end
	MARS	Tempe Orbit Mars	Tempe Transportation Center	Southern Avenue/ Evergreen Road	Broadway Road/ Dorsey Lane
	MERC	Tempe Orbit Mercury	Tempe Transportation Center	Escalante Center	McClintock Road/8th Street

References

1. Frequently Asked Questions Archived 2007-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Annual Rail Station Ridership Report FY 21". Valley Metro. July 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
3. "2010 Ridership by Station" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2011.

External links

• Valley Metro map Archived 2016-02-01 at the Wayback Machine