Dorsey/Apache Boulevard station
The station during its first day of service on December 27, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Apache Boulevard and Dorsey Lane, Tempe, Arizona United States | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°24′53.25″N 111°55′2″W / 33.4147917°N 111.91722°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Valley Metro | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Valley Metro Rail | |||||||||||||||
| Line | Valley Metro Streetcar | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island, 1 side) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Valley Metro Bus: Tempe Orbit Mars | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | 190 spaces [1] | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | ||||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||
| Station code | 10024 | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | December 27, 2008 (Valley Metro Rail) May 20, 2022 (Valley Metro Streetcar) | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 370 daily (weekday)[2] 44.78% | |||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||
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Dorsey/Apache Boulevard station is a station on the A Line of the Valley Metro Rail system in Tempe, Arizona, United States. The station consists of one island platform for the A Line and one side platform for the Valley Metro Streetcar, all located in the median of Apache Boulevard to the east of Dorsey Lane. A surface park and ride lot is available on the north side of Apache Boulevard.
Following the opening of the Valley Metro Streetcar line on May 20, 2022, the station serves as the eastern terminus and a transit point between the Streetcar line and the Valley Metro Rail A Line. Valley Metro Streetcar trams arrive and depart from the side platform to the south, whilst Valley Metro Rail trains continue to arrive and depart from the island platform to the north.
Ridership
| Year | In | Out | Average Daily In | Average Daily Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 189,242 | 175,662 | 745 | 692 |
| 2010 | 211,310 | 201,355 | 835 | 796 |
Notable places nearby
Connections
| Route number | Route name | North/east end | South/west end | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARS | Tempe Orbit Mars | Tempe Transportation Center | Southern Avenue/ Evergreen Road | Broadway Road/ Dorsey Lane | |
| MERC | Tempe Orbit Mercury | Tempe Transportation Center | Escalante Center | McClintock Road/8th Street | |
References
- ^ Frequently Asked Questions Archived 2007-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Annual Rail Station Ridership Report FY 21". Valley Metro. July 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- ^ "2010 Ridership by Station" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
External links
- Valley Metro map Archived 2016-02-01 at the Wayback Machine