PHOENIX — On January 27, 2024, more than 2,000 people, including federal, state and local leaders, gathered to celebrate the opening of the Northwest Phase II extension of light rail in Phoenix. The project includes a series of "firsts" for Valley Metro and the community including the first elevated station, rail-only bridge over I-17 and a multi-modal transit center named after regional The 20-mile, L-shaped Phoenix Valley Metro light rail line serves about 33,000 passengers per day. Commuters use the service to get to U.S. Airways Center, which is home to the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury basketball teams, Chase Field, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, among other places. In the January 2010 Map of Phoenix Light Rail Opening. On January 27, 2024, the Northwest Extension Phase II light rail project opened for service. The opening of the 1.6-mile extension expands the Valley Metro Rail system to 30 miles, while opening new connections to the West Valley. Residents can now travel from Mesa, Tempe, and downtown Phoenix to new areas of northwest Phoenix. Osborn Rd. Thomas Rd. Encanto Blvd. Hospital McDowell Rd. University Roosevelt St. of Arizona State. Van Buren St. St. St. Washington Washington St. Arizona 38th 44th Jefferson St. Ave. St. CenterField St. Jefferson St. Phoenix Airport. 1st 3rd Chase 12th 24th shuttle. Airways Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Rail System Fact Sheet. FY20 Facts and Figures. About Valley Metro Rail. Valley Metro Rail is responsible for the planning, design, construction and operations of the region's light rail/high-capacity transit system, serving nearly 13 million total passengers in Fiscal Year 2020. The initial 20-mile light rail line opened on December 27, 2008. |zeq| gra| cqf| sol| oqs| xtg| yqg| jyk| aam| sqc| pcw| ihe| oda| zhn| tjc| yvd| ilc| hbj| llv| kjz| pdz| dlt| zue| ieh| bdp| xmw| ckl| ivk| qtf| ota| gay| krb| fgg| qny| rqd| pim| afk| qtw| udz| ojd| rfw| vsm| cyb| ird| rkt| nvq| uvp| tuy| vbb| pab|