50th Street/Washington station
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| Location | Washington Street and 50th Street, Phoenix, Arizona United States | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°26′49″N 111°58′29″W / 33.446857°N 111.974813°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Valley Metro | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Valley Metro Rail | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Valley Metro Bus: 1[1] | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | [2] | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 18716 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | April 25, 2019 | ||||||||||
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50th Street/Washington station, also known as Ability360, is a light rail station on the A Line of the Valley Metro Rail system in Phoenix, Arizona. It is between 44th Street/Washington and Center Pkwy/Washington stations.[3] The station consists of a set side platforms that are located on an island in the median of Washington Street.
Background
The station was built as an infill project to serve the Ability360 recreation center and include disability-friendly features that go beyond federal requirements, such as a more gradual slope and wider platforms.[4]
The station opened on April 25, 2019, and cost $22.9 million using funds derived from a light rail initiative passed in 2015.[5]
Connections
| Route number | Route name | North/east end | South/west end | |
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| 1 | Washington Street | Priest Drive/Washington Street | Van Buren Street/Central Avenue/Polk Street |
References
- ^ "Valley Metro Rail" (PDF). Valley Metro. October 28, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^ "Accessibility". Valley Metro. 2016. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
- ^ "50th Street Station Project", Valley Metro Projects and Planning, Valley Metro Rail, retrieved April 30, 2016
- ^ Goth, Brenna (September 28, 2016). "New $23 million Phoenix light-rail station to serve riders with disabilities". Arizona Republic. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
- ^ Boehm, Jessica (April 24, 2019). "Phoenix opens new, accessible light rail station as movement to kill rail program heats up". Arizona Republic. Retrieved April 26, 2019.