Gilbert Road/Main Street station explained

Gilbert Rd/Main St
Style:Valley Metro
Style2:black
Type:Valley Metro Rail light rail station
Address:Main Street and Gilbert Road, Mesa, Arizona
Country:United States
Coordinates:33.4154°N -111.7876°W
Owned:Valley Metro
Operator:Valley Metro Rail
Line:Gilbert Road Extension
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Connections: Valley Metro Bus: 40, 45, 136[1]
Structure:At-grade
Code:18178
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-light
Zoom:15

Gilbert Rd/Main Street is a light rail station in Mesa, Arizona, on the Valley Metro system serving Phoenix and surrounding areas. It opened to revenue service on May 18, 2019, becoming the new terminus of the light rail line.[2] [3] The station has a park-and-ride facility and a bus station that is served by local routes.[4]

The two-station 1.9miles Gilbert Road Extension began construction in November 2016 and was expected to cost $184 million.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Valley Metro Rail . October 28, 2019 . . April 5, 2020.
  2. Web site: Gilbert Road Extension (Fact Sheet, Q3 2017). Valley Metro Rail. 5 October 2017.
  3. Web site: Celebrate with us on May 18! Two more miles of light rail open in Mesa. Valley Metro. www.valleymetro.org. 2019-05-20.
  4. April 3, 2019 . 66 tons of water donated from light rail testing . Valley Metro . April 26, 2019.
  5. News: Coppola . Chris . November 29, 2016 . Construction starts on Mesa light-rail extension to Gilbert Road . . April 26, 2019.
  6. News: Ridenour. Shelley. New light rail section unique to Mesa. The East Valley Tribune. Tempe, Az. July 1, 2016. August 19, 2015.