Mill Avenue/Third Street station

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Mill Ave/3rd St
Valley Metro Rail light rail and Tempe Streetcar station
Downtown Tempe METRO Station - 2009-11-13.jpg
The station in November 2009
General information
Other namesDowntown Tempe/Town Lake
Location Mill Avenue and 3rd Street
Tempe, Arizona
Owned by Valley Metro
Operated by Valley Metro Rail
Line(s) Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail Line
Tempe Streetcar
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg Valley Metro Bus: Tempe Orbit Earth [1]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Accessible Wheelchair symbol.svg
Other information
Station code 10021
History
OpenedDecember 27, 2008 (2008-12-27) (Valley Metro Rail)
May 20, 2022 (2022-05-20) (Tempe Streetcar)
Services
Preceding station Valley Metro logo simplified.svg Valley Metro Following station
Center Parkway/ Washington
towards Metro Parkway
Valley Metro Rail Veterans Way/College Avenue
Hayden Ferry/Rio Salado Parkway Tempe Streetcar 6th Street/Mill Ave
One-way operation
Tempe Beach Park/Rio Salado Parkway
One-way operation
5th Street/Ash Ave
Location
Mill Avenue/Third Street station

Mill Avenue/3rd Street (also known as Downtown Tempe/Town Lake) is a station on the Valley Metro Rail light rail line in Tempe, Arizona, United States.

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As of the opening of the Tempe Streetcar line on May 20, 2022, it serves as one of two transfer stations between the Valley Metro line and the Streetcar.

Ridership

Weekday Rail Passengers [2]
YearInOutAverage Daily InAverage Daily Out
2009366,819355,5521,4441,400
2010294,376311,8211,1641,232

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References

  1. "Valley Metro Rail" (PDF). Valley Metro. October 28, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  2. "2010 Ridership by Station" (PDF). 2011-01-04. Retrieved 2011-09-28.

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