Central Avenue/Camelback station
Central Avenue and Camelback Road (Uptown) | |||||||||||
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 Uptown Phoenix Station on December 29, 2008 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Camelback at Central Avenue, Phoenix AZ | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Valley Metro (Phoenix) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | METRO Light Rail | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Parking | 128 spaces [1] | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | Dec. 27, 2008 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Central Avenue and Camelback Road, also known as Uptown Phoenix, is a station on the METRO light rail line in uptown Phoenix, Arizona, USA. This station has a park and ride lot adjacent to and west of the station, along Camelback Road..
Notable places nearby
- Uptown Plaza shopping Center (Central and Camelback)
- Landmark Towers (Central and Pierson)
- St. Francis Xavier Jesuit Cathedral (Central and Highland)
- Brophy College Preparatory Academy (Central and Highland)
- Xavier College Preparatory Academy (7th St. and Highland)
- Panne Bianco / Lola's Coffee House (Central and Grand Canal)
Ridership
| Year | In | Out | Average Daily In | Average Daily Out |
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| 2009 | 107,023 | 151,256 | 421 | 595 |
| 2010 | 192,829 | 195,075 | 762 | 771 |
Bus connections
- 0 (Central Avenue)
- 39 (40th Street / Mayo Clinic)
- 50 (Camelback)
- 512 (Scottsdale Express)
[3] Note that only the #39 bus enters the transit station; the transit center was built without the capability to turn left (west) onto Camelback, and a median prevents entering the transit station from northbound on Central, so all the other buses stop at various locations on neighboring streets.
External links
References
- ^ Frequently Asked Questions
- ^ "2010 Ridership by Station" (PDF). 1-4-2011. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Valley Metro Bus Book Online". 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2008-09-01.