Dorsey/Apache Boulevard station

Dorsey Ln/Apache Blvd
The station during its first day of service on December 27, 2008
General information
LocationApache Boulevard and Dorsey Lane, Tempe, Arizona
United States
Coordinates33°24′53.25″N 111°55′2″W / 33.4147917°N 111.91722°W / 33.4147917; -111.91722
OwnerValley Metro
OperatorValley Metro Rail & Streetcar
Platforms2 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus transport Valley Metro Bus: Tempe Orbit Mars
Construction
Structure type
At-grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code10024
History
OpenedDecember 27, 2008 (2008-12-27) (A Line)
May 20, 2022 (2022-05-20) (S Line)
Passengers
2021370 daily (weekday)[1] Decrease 44.78%
Services
Preceding station Valley Metro Following station
University Drive/​Rural
toward Downtown Phoenix Hub
 A Line McClintock/​Apache Boulevard
toward Gilbert Road/​Main Street
Rural/​Apache Boulevard
toward Marina Heights/​Rio Salado Parkway
 S Line Terminus
Location

Dorsey/Apache Boulevard station is a station on the A and S lines of the Valley Metro Rail & Streetcar system in Tempe, Arizona, United States. The station consists of one island platform for the A Line and one side platform for the S Line, all located in the median of Apache Boulevard to the east of Dorsey Lane. A surface park and ride lot is available on the north side of Apache Boulevard.

Following the opening of the S Line on May 20, 2022, the station serves as the eastern terminus and a transit point between the A Line and the S Line. S Line streetcars arrive and depart from the side platform to the south, whilst A Line trains continue to arrive and depart from the island platform to the north.

The park and ride adjacent to the station containing 190 spaces permanently closed on May 29, 2026 to accommodate housing redevelopment by the City of Tempe.[2] [3]

Valley Metro Rail Kinki Sharyo LRV 149 and Brookville Liberty Streetcar 183 idle at Dorsey Ln/Apache Blvd.

Ridership

Weekday rail passengers[4]
YearInOutAverage daily inAverage daily out
2009189,242175,662745692
2010211,310201,355835796

Notable places nearby

Connections

Valley Metro Bus

 Route number Route name North/east end South/west end
MARS Tempe Orbit Mars Tempe Transportation Center Southern Avenue/ Evergreen Road Broadway Road/ Dorsey Lane
MERC Tempe Orbit Mercury Tempe Transportation Center Escalante Center McClintock Road/8th Street

References

  1. ↑ "Annual Rail Station Ridership Report FY 21". Valley Metro. July 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  2. ↑ Frequently Asked Questions Archived 2007-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Dorsey/Apache Blvd Park-and-Ride to permanently close on May 29". www.valleymetro.org. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  4. ↑ "2010 Ridership by Station" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
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