University Drive/Rural station

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University Dr/Rural
Valley Metro Rail light rail station
METRO Light Rail ASU-Tempe Campus Station.jpg
The station during its first day of service on December 27, 2008
Other namesASU Tempe Campus
LocationRural Road and Tyler Street, Tempe, Arizona
United States
Coordinates33°25′14.75″N 111°55′37″W / 33.4207639°N 111.92694°W / 33.4207639; -111.92694Coordinates: 33°25′14.75″N 111°55′37″W / 33.4207639°N 111.92694°W / 33.4207639; -111.92694
Owned byValley Metro
Operated byValley Metro Rail
Line(s)Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Valley Metro Bus: 30, 62, 72, Tempe Orbit Mars, Tempe Orbit Mercury, Tempe Flash[1]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Disabled accessDisabled access
Other information
Station code10023
History
OpenedDecember 27, 2008 (2008-12-27)
Services
Preceding station Valley Metro logo simplified.svg Valley Metro Following station
Veterans Way/College Avenue
towards 19th Avenue/Dunlap
 Valley Metro Rail Dorsey/Apache Boulevard
towards Gilbert Road/Main Street

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 532,64 522,842 2,097 2,058
2010 654,09 667,599 2,585 2,639

Notable places nearby[]

  • Arizona State University at the Tempe campus

References[]

  1. ^ "Valley Metro Rail" (PDF). Valley Metro. October 28, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  2. ^ Myrick, David F. (1975). Railroads of Arizona – Volume 1: The Southern Roads. Berkeley, California: Howell-North Books. pp. 535. ISBN 0-8310-7111-7.
  3. ^ Spirit of Inquiry – University/Rural Metro Station – Tempe AZ
  4. ^ "2010 Ridership by Station" (PDF). 1-4-2011. Retrieved 2011-09-28. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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