University Drive/Rural station explained

University Dr/Rural
Other Name:ASU Tempe Campus
Style:Valley Metro
Style2:black
Type:Valley Metro Rail light rail station
Address:Rural Road and Tyler Street, Tempe, Arizona
Country:United States
Owned:Valley Metro
Operator:Valley Metro Rail
Line:Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail Line
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Connections: Valley Metro Bus: 30, 62, 72, Tempe Orbit Mars, Tempe Orbit Mercury, Tempe Flash[1] FlixBus
Structure:At-grade
Code:10023
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-light
Zoom:15

University Dr/Rural, also known as ASU Tempe Campus or simply University for the school and street, is a station on the Metro light rail line in Tempe, Arizona, United States. The station is not actually at the intersection of its named streets, sitting some distance south of University Drive, with the platforms running northwest from Rural Road along the former alignment of the Phoenix and Eastern Railroad.[2]

FlixBus boards from the north bay on the west side of the station.

The station features "The Spirit of Inquiry," a monumental spherical sculpture by Seattle artists Bill Will and Norie Sato.[3]

Ridership

Weekday Rail Passengers[4]
Year In Out Average Daily In Average Daily Out
2009 532,64522,8422,0972,058
2010 654,09667,5992,5852,639

Notable places nearby

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Valley Metro Rail . October 28, 2019 . . April 5, 2020.
  2. Book: Myrick, David F.. Railroads of Arizona – Volume 1: The Southern Roads. Howell-North Books. Berkeley, California. 1975. 535. 0-8310-7111-7. registration.
  3. http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMHBYH_Spirit_of_Inquiry_University_Rural_Metro_Station_Tempe_AZ Spirit of Inquiry – University/Rural Metro Station – Tempe AZ
  4. Web site: 2010 Ridership by Station . January 4, 2011. 2011-09-28.