Mesa Drive/Main Street station

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Mesa Dr/Main St
Valley Metro Rail light rail station
Mesa Dr Station VMR.jpg
LocationMain Street and Mesa Drive, Mesa, Arizona
United States
Coordinates 33°24′54.24″N111°49′19.79″W / 33.4150667°N 111.8221639°W / 33.4150667; -111.8221639 Coordinates: 33°24′54.24″N111°49′19.79″W / 33.4150667°N 111.8221639°W / 33.4150667; -111.8221639
Owned by Valley Metro
Operated by Valley Metro Rail
Line(s) Central Mesa Extension
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg Valley Metro Bus: 40, 120 [1]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking448 spaces [2]
Disabled access Wheelchair symbol.svg
Other information
Station code 18603
History
OpenedAugust 22, 2015 (2015-08-22)
Services
Preceding station Valley Metro logo simplified.svg Valley Metro Following station
Center/Main Street Valley Metro Rail Stapley/Main Street

Mesa Dr/Main St is a station on the Valley Metro Rail line in Mesa, Arizona, United States. The station is located one block east of the intersection of East Main Street and North Mesa Drive, and opened as part of the Central Mesa extension on August 22, 2015. [3] It served as the eastbound terminus of the line until the Gilbert Road extension opened in late Spring 2019.

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References

  1. "Valley Metro Rail" (PDF). Valley Metro. October 28, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  2. "Valley Metro – Park and Rides". Valley Metro. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  3. "Central Mesa Extension". Valley Metro. 22 August 2015. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2015.