Metro Light Rail (styled corporately as METRO) is a 32 km (20 mi.) light rail line operating in the U.S. state of Arizona. Part of the Valley Metro public transit system it serves the cities of Phoenix Tempe and Mesa. Construction began in March 2005; operation started December 27 2008. The line has 2012 estimated daily ridership of 43310 making it the 12th busiest light rail system in the country.
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line length (μ)
32186.9
location
Phoenix Arizona, United States, Arizona
number of stations
32
opening date
2008-12-27
opening year
2008-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
operated by
Valley Metro (Phoenix)
owner
Valley Metro (Phoenix)
passengers per day
45975
railway rolling stock
Kinki Sharyo
route end
Sycamore Drive (Dobson Road) and Main Street (Metro Light Rail station)
route start
Montebello Avenue (Bethany Home Road) and 19th Avenue (Christown) (Metro Light Rail station)
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