Van Buren/1st Avenue and Van Buren/Central Avenue stations

Van Buren/1st Ave Van Buren/Central Ave
The southbound platform in December 2008
General information
Other names	ASU Phoenix Campus
Location	Van Buren Street and 1st Avenue Van Buren Street and Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona United States
Coordinates	33°27′6″N112°4′28.50″W / 33.45167°N 112.0745833°W / 33.45167; -112.0745833
Owned by	Valley Metro
Operated by	Valley Metro Rail
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, I-10 East RAPID, I-10 West RAPID, I-17 RAPID, South Mountain East RAPID [1]
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible
Other information
Station code	10012, 10033
History
Opened	December 27, 2008 (2008-12-27)
Services
Preceding station Valley Metro Following station Van Buren/Central Avenue Roosevelt/Central Avenue toward Metro Parkway B Line Downtown Phoenix Hub One-way operation Washington/Central Avenue (mornings only) One-way operation Van Buren/1st Avenue Roosevelt/Central Avenue One-way operation B Line Downtown Phoenix Hub toward Baseline/Central Avenue
Location

Van Buren/1st Avenue and Van Buren/Central Avenue stations, also known as ASU Phoenix Campus, is a pair of Valley Metro Rail stations on the B Line of the Valley Metro Rail system 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.

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.

Future

Central Station will be the eastern terminus of the Phoenix BRT 35th Avenue and Van Buren Street bus rapid transit line. The BRT line will run from the Thelda Williams Transit Center to Central Station. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

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 March 15, 2016.
4. "Commute Solutions". City of Phoenix. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
5. "Phoenix BRT". Phoenix BRT. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
6. "Bus Rapid Transit, a new method of public transportation, coming to Phoenix". azfamily.com. May 31, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
7. "Where Do You Want To See New Public Transit In Phoenix?". KJZZ. November 27, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2025.

External links

• Valley Metro map