Priest Drive/Washington station

Priest Dr/Washington St
The station in December 2008
General information
Other namesPapago Park Center
LocationWashington Street and Priest Drive, Tempe, Arizona
United States
Coordinates33°26′32″N 111°57′22″W / 33.44222°N 111.95611°W / 33.44222; -111.95611
OwnerValley Metro
OperatorValley Metro Rail & Streetcar
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Valley Metro Bus: 1, 56[1]
Construction
Structure type
At-grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code10019
History
OpenedDecember 27, 2008 (2008-12-27)
Services
Preceding station Valley Metro Following station
50th Street/​Washington A Line Center Parkway/​Washington
Location

Priest Drive/Washington station, also known as Papago Park Center, is a light rail station on the A Line of the Valley Metro Rail & Streetcar system in Tempe, Arizona, United States. The station consists of one island platform in the median of Washington Street to the east of Priest Drive. Some early-morning and late-night trains start and end their service to and from Gilbert Road/Main Street station here, respectively.

Ridership

Weekday rail passengers[2]
YearInOutAverage daily inAverage daily out
2009257,346250,4321,013986
2010350,647342,8751,3861,355

Notable places nearby

Connections

Valley Metro Bus

Route number Route name North/east end South/west end
1 Washington Street Terminus Van Buren Street/Central Avenue/Polk Street
56 Priest Drive Desert Botanical Garden Terminus (select trips) Ray Road/48th Street Elliot Road/Priest Drive (select weekday trips)

References

  1. ↑ "Valley Metro Rail" (PDF). Valley Metro. October 28, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  2. ↑ "2010 Ridership by Station" (PDF). January 4, 2011. Retrieved September 28, 2011.