Priest Drive/Washington station

Priest Dr/Washington St
Valley Metro Rail light rail station
The station in December 2008
General information
Other names	Papago Park Center
Location	Washington Street and Priest Drive, Tempe, Arizona United States
Coordinates	33°26′32″N 111°57′22″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
Accessible
Other information
Station code	10019
History
Opened	December 27, 2008 (2008-12-27)
Services
Preceding station Valley Metro Following station 50th Street/ Washington towards Metro Parkway Valley Metro Rail Center Parkway/ Washington towards Gilbert Road/Main Street
Location

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.

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). January 4, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-28.

External links

• Valley Metro map