Van Buren/1st Avenue station and Van Buren/Central Avenue station, also known as Central Station, is a pair of Valley Metro Rail stations in Downtown Phoenix, Arizona. Despite having at least four different names, it is all actually one facility, which serves as a stop for various city buses.
The rail station is the 17th stop westbound and the 12th stop eastbound on the initial line segment. The station is configured in an island platform design, with the southbound platform which is located on 1st Avenue at Van Buren Street and the northbound platform located on Central Avenue at Van Buren Street, approximately 400 feet (120 m) apart from one another.
Ridership
The northbound platform in December 2008, with the Westward Ho in the background
Weekday Rail Passengers
Year
In
Out
Average Daily In
Average Daily Out
2009
487,617
484,226
1,920
1,906
2010
722,519
699,623
2,855
2,765
2011
846,556
814,385
3,386
3,257
2012
933,669
891,822
3,734
3,567
2013
927,532
879,009
3,710
3,516
2014
928,865
880,238
3,715
3,520
2015
911,971
849,842
3,647
3,399
Passenger counts shown here are the combined ridership from both the 1st Avenue and Central Avenue platforms.
