Priest Drive/Washington station

Priest Drive/Washington (also known as Papago Park Center) is a light rail station on Valley Metro Rail in Tempe, Arizona, United States. It is the tenth stop westbound and the nineteenth stop eastbound on the initial 20-mile (32 km) starter line. Eastbound trains start their service from this station in morning.

Priest Drive/Washington
Valley Metro Rail light rail station
The station in December 2008
Other names	Papago Park Center
Location	Washington Street and Priest Drive, Tempe, Arizona United States
Coordinates	33°26′31.50″N 111°57′22.25″W
Owned by	Valley Metro
Operated by	Valley Metro Rail
Line(s)	Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Valley Metro Bus: 1, 56[1]
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Disabled access
Other information
Station code	10019
History
Opened	December 27, 2008
Services
Preceding station   VMR   Following station 50th Street/Washington toward 19th Avenue/Dunlap Valley Metro Rail Center Parkway/Washington toward Gilbert Road/Main Street

Ridership

Weekday Rail Passengers[2]

Year	In	Out	Average Daily In	Average Daily Out
2009	257,346	250,432	1,013	986
2010	350,647	342,875	1,386	1,355

Notable places nearby

• Papago Park
• Phoenix Zoo
• Desert Botanical Garden
• Phoenix Municipal Stadium

References

1. "Valley Metro Rail" (PDF). Valley Metro. October 28, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
2. "2010 Ridership by Station" (PDF). 1-4-2011. Retrieved 2011-09-28. Check date values in: |date= (help)

External links

• Valley Metro map