University Drive and Rural Road (ASU) (METRO Light Rail station)

University Drive and Rural Road (ASU)

University Station (ASU Tempe Campus) during the grand opening, December 27, 2008

Station statistics

Address

University Dr. at Rural Rd., Tempe AZ

Lines

METRO Light Rail

Other information

Opened

2008-12-27

Accessible

Owned by

Valley Metro (Phoenix)

Services

Preceding station		Valley Metro		Following station
Veterans Way at College Avenue (Tempe Transportation Center) (Sun Devil Stadium) toward Montebello Avenue (Bethany Home Road) and 19th Avenue (Christown)		Metro Light Rail		Dorsey Lane and Apache Boulevard toward Sycamore Drive (Dobson Road) and Main Street

University Drive and Rural Road, 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, USA. 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.^[1]

1 Ridership
2 Notable places nearby
3 Bus connections
4 External links
5 References

Ridership

Weekday Rail Passengers^[2]
Year	In	Out	Average Daily In	Average Daily Out
2009	532,64	522,842	2,097	2,058
2010	654,09	667,599	2,585	2,639

Notable places nearby

Arizona State University: Tempe Campus

Bus connections

72 ^[3]
30, 62 (within close walking distance)
Orbit: Mercury, Mars.

External links

Valley Metro map

References

^ Myrick, David F. (1975). Railroads of Arizona - Volume 1: The Southern Roads. Berkeley, California: Howell-North Books. pp. 535. ISBN 0-8310-7111-7.
^ "2010 Ridership by Station". 1-4-2011. http://www.valleymetro.org/images/uploads/lightrail_publications/METRO-Weekday-Rail-Passengers-by-Station-2010.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
^ "Valley Metro Bus Book Online". 2008-07-28. http://www.valleymetro.org/Bus/Bus_Book_Online/. Retrieved 2008-09-01.

Phoenix Light Rail stations

Beginning in Uptown Phoenix	Montebello Avenue (Bethany Home Road) and 19th Avenue (Christown) (terminus) - 19th Avenue and Camelback Road - 7th Avenue and Camelback Road (Melrose) - Central Avenue and Camelback Road (Uptown)

Entering Midtown Phoenix	Campbell Avenue and Central Avenue (Central High) - Indian School Road and Central Avenue - Osborn Road and Central Avenue (Park Central) - Thomas Road and Central Avenue (Midtown) - Encanto Boulevard and Central Avenue (Heard Museum) - McDowell Road and Central Avenue (Library; Cultural District)

Entering Downtown Phoenix	Roosevelt Street and Central Avenue (Cathedral; Arts District) - Van Buren Street and Central Avenue and Van Buren Street and 1st Avenue (Central Station) - Washington Street and Central Avenue and Jefferson Street and 1st Avenue (City Hall) - 3rd Street and Washington Street and 3rd Street and Jefferson Street (Convention Center)

Washington Street Corridor	12th Street and Washington Street and 12th Street and Jefferson Street (Eastlake Park) - 24th Street and Washington Street and 24th Street and Jefferson Street (Hollywood Heights) - 38th Street and Washington Street (GateWay Community College) - 44th Street and Washington Street (Sky Harbor Airport) - Priest Drive and Washington Street (Papago Park) - Center Parkway and Washington Street

Crossing the Tempe Town Lake Bridge and entering Tempe	Mill Avenue and 3rd Street (Downtown Tempe) - Veterans Way and College Avenue (Sun Devil Stadium) - University Drive and Rural Road (ASU) - Dorsey Lane and Apache Boulevard - McClintock Drive and Apache Boulevard - Smith Road and Martin Road and Apache Boulevard - Price Road (Route 101) and Apache Boulevard

Entering Mesa	Sycamore Drive (Dobson Road) and Main Street (terminus)

Official route and station location map from Valley Metro