Thomas/Central Avenue | |||||||||||
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Valley Metro Rail light rail station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Other names | Midtown Phoenix | ||||||||||
Location | Central Avenue and Thomas Road, Phoenix, Arizona United States | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°28′52″N112°4′25.50″W / 33.48111°N 112.0737500°W Coordinates: 33°28′52″N112°4′25.50″W / 33.48111°N 112.0737500°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, 29 [1] | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
Disabled access | [2] | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | 10008 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | December 27, 2008 | ||||||||||
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Thomas/Central Avenue (also known as Midtown Phoenix) is a light rail station on Valley Metro Rail in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. It is the seventh stop southbound and the twenty-second stop northbound on the initial 20 mile starter line. The station is north of Thomas Road, and it can be accessed from both Thomas Road, at the south, and Catalina Drive, two blocks to the north. Catalina Drive is the south-boundary street for Park Central Mall.
Year | In | Out | Average Daily In | Average Daily Out |
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2009 | 354,96 | 365,857 | 1,397 | 1,440 |
2010 | 400,24 | 403,051 | 1,582 | 1,593 |
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