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Tips on Navigating the Phoenix Metro Light Rail System

August 20, 2008 by Nick Bastian 7 Comments

The new light rail system opening in December looks pretty easy to use. Most of the 20 mile route contains 2 sets of tracks where the cars will pass each other. At each station, you simply board a train heading in your desired direction. For instance, most stations are built in the middle of the street. If you are boarding a train on Apache Boulevard, you will enter the station and the west bound train will pick you up on the north side of the station while the east bound trains allow passengers to board at the south side of the station.
However, in downtown Phoenix, the tracks split forming a single track for north/south and east/west trains.

Let’s use a baseball game for an example: I have talked to a ton of sports fans that are looking forward to taking the light rail to a Suns game or to see a Diamodbacks game at Chase. The stop at 3rd St/Jefferson is VERY close to both of these venues. Most people know that there is a light rail stop at 3rd St/Jefferson near Chase Field but most probably don’t realize that this is an east bound train. Not to worry, you just need to know your way around.
If coming from North Phoenix, you will arrive right outside of the door at 3rd/Jefferson, but when going home you will walk about a block and a half to the 3rd St/Washington stop. By clicking on this pic of the 3rd St/Washington station, you might get a better idea of what I am talking about. The reverse is obviously true for people coming from the east valley.
Before the game, you will exit at the Washington stop and will board the Jefferson stop on your way home. I know the folks at Majerle’s Sports Grill love this, as they are right by the 3rd/Washington station! πŸ™‚ Light rail will definitely be a benefit to the businesses close to the stadiums.
To help you navigate and better understand these areas, we are working on a light rail map that allows you to see the location of the stations and to zoom in/out to see views of the areas and stops.
This is a work in progress and we will be “tweaking it” for a while. You can zoom in to see the downtown stations and even type Majerles into the “find” box on the left hand side to get an idea of how close they are to the station. We will be adding cool and better functionalities in the future. πŸ™‚
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About Nick Bastian

Nick Bastian is a 29 year veteran of the real estate industry and can be reached at 602-803-6425. You'll also find him sharing real estate info on his web site and hanging out onTwitter.
Family man, lover of life, maker of friends. A bit of a geek, long time Tempe real estate guy just havin' some fun. What's your story?

Comments

  1. Vance Shutes says

    August 20, 2008 at 6:54 pm

    Nick,

    Good information here. I look forward to riding the rails during my next visit to Phoenix.

    Reply
  2. Faith Ewing says

    September 26, 2008 at 3:04 am

    This Website info is great. What will the cost be and how do we pay……as we go….prepurchased tickets or…? I am 76 and want to ride it while my great nephew is visiting during the New Year Holiday. I live close to 19th Ave. and Bethany Home Rd.Thank you. Faith

    Reply
  3. Nick says

    September 26, 2008 at 3:45 am

    Hi Faith, a one way ticket is $1.25 and an all day pass is just $2.50. You can search the site for “fares” or put this in your browser: http://www.raillife.com/blog/post/2008/06/26/Metro-Light-Rail-Fares-in-Phoenix.aspx

    Reply
  4. Patty Weesner says

    December 4, 2008 at 4:26 pm

    I was just wondering how the trains pass each other when going the same direction, and how do they turn around at the ends? Just wondered.

    Reply
  5. Nick says

    December 10, 2008 at 7:44 pm

    Patty, there are 2 sets of tracks. East and West, North and South etc. At the end of each line, they “cross” to the other side. A train operates from either end so they never really have to turn around. I’ll try to post a video soon.

    Reply
  6. saç ekimi says

    April 26, 2009 at 10:37 am

    Hello, very nice work, look forward to continuing work.
    You’re a very good topic you like.
    you and your team, thank you

    Reply

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