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Valley Metro Rail (styled as METRO) is a 29.8-mile (48 km) [3] light rail system serving the cities of Phoenix, Tempe, and Mesa in Arizona, USA. The network, which is part of the Valley Metro public transit system, began operations on December 27, 2008.
The Valley Metro Light Rail system map. Valley Metro Rail is a light rail transit system that serves the Phoenix metropolitan area in Arizona, United States.The light rail system, which operates under the Valley Metro brand name, has 41 stations and 29.8 miles (48.0 km) of tracks within the cities of Phoenix, Tempe, and Mesa. [1]
The South Central Extension is a light rail expansion project in Phoenix, Arizona.It will run from Downtown Phoenix south along Central Avenue to Baseline Road, adding 5.5 miles (8.9 km) and seven stations to the Valley Metro Rail system, while connecting with two park and ride locations. [1]
Within the system, it is divided between Valley Metro Bus, which runs all bus operations, Valley Metro Rail, which is responsible for light rail and streetcar operations in the Valley. In 2024, the combined bus and rail system had a ridership of 38,601,600, or about 126,700 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2024.
The unusual tradition of packing the Valley Metro light rail with pantsless people is returning to metro Phoenix in early 2024. The Arizona Pantless Light Rail Ride is a spinoff of the No Pants ...
The following is a list of all light rail systems in the United States. Also included are some of the urban streetcar/trolley systems that provide regular public transit service (operating year-round and at least five days per week), ones with data available from the American Public Transportation Association's (APTA) Ridership Reports.
Valley Metro's 29.8-mile (48.0 km) light rail project, called Valley Metro Rail, through north-central Phoenix, downtown, and eastward through Tempe and Mesa, opened December 27, 2008. Future rail segments of more than 30 miles (48 km) are planned to open by 2030. [19]
Metro Parkway is an elevated light rail station on the Valley Metro Rail system in Phoenix. [1] It is the northwestern terminus of the Northwest Extension Phase II and the current northwestern terminus of the Valley Metro Rail system.