Priest Drive/Washington station

Priest Dr/Washington
The station in December 2008
General information
Other namesPapago Park Center
LocationWashington Street and Priest Drive, Tempe, Arizona
United States
Coordinates33°26′32″N 111°57′22″W / 33.44222°N 111.95611°W / 33.44222; -111.95611
Owned byValley Metro
Operated byValley Metro Rail
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections Valley Metro Bus: 1, 56[1]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Accessible
Other information
Station code10019
History
OpenedDecember 27, 2008 (2008-12-27)
Services
Preceding station Valley Metro Following station
50th Street/ Washington A Line Center Parkway/ Washington
Location

Priest Drive/Washington station, also known as Papago Park Center, is a light rail station on the A Line of the Valley Metro Rail system in Tempe, Arizona, United States. The station consists of one island platform in the median of Washington Street to the east of Priest Drive. Some early-morning and late-night trains start and end their service to and from Gilbert Road/Main Street station here, respectively.

Ridership

Weekday Rail Passengers[2]
Year In Out Average Daily In Average Daily Out
2009 257,346 250,432 1,013 986
2010 350,647 342,875 1,386 1,355

Notable places nearby

Connections

Valley Metro Bus

Route number Route name North/east end South/west end
1 Washington Street Terminus Van Buren Street/Central Avenue/Polk Street
56 Priest Drive Desert Botanical Garden Terminus (select trips) Ray Road/48th Street Elliot Road/Priest Drive (select weekday trips)

References

  1. ^ "Valley Metro Rail" (PDF). Valley Metro. October 28, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "2010 Ridership by Station" (PDF). January 4, 2011. Retrieved September 28, 2011.