| Van Buren/1st Avenue and Van Buren/Central Avenue | |||||||||
| Other Name: | Central Station, ASU Phoenix Campus | ||||||||
| Style: | Valley Metro | ||||||||
| Style2: | black | ||||||||
| Type: | Valley Metro Rail light rail station | ||||||||
| Address: | Van Buren Street and 1st Avenue Van Buren Street and Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona | ||||||||
| Country: | United States | ||||||||
| Owned: | Valley Metro | ||||||||
| Operator: | Valley Metro Rail | ||||||||
| Line: | Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail Line | ||||||||
| 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, 1-10 East RAPID, 1-10 West RAPID, 1-17 RAPID, South Mountain East RAPID[1] | ||||||||
| Structure: | At-grade | ||||||||
| Code: | 10012, 10033 | ||||||||
| Mapframe: | yes | ||||||||
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Van Buren/1st Avenue station and Van Buren/Central Avenue station, also known as Central Station, is a pair of Valley Metro Rail stations 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 rail station is the 17th stop westbound and the 12th stop eastbound on the initial line segment. 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 apart from one another.
| 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 |