Veterans Way/College Avenue station
Valley Metro Rail center in Tempe, Arizona / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Veterans Way/College Ave, also known as the Tempe Transportation Center, is a regional transportation center on Valley Metro Rail in Tempe, Arizona, United States. As part of the regional transportation system, it is also the location of stops on multiple bus routes. A bike station is located here.
Veterans Way/College Ave | |||||||||||
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Valley Metro Rail light rail station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Other names | Tempe Transportation Center, Mountain America Stadium | ||||||||||
Location | Fifth Street and College Avenue, Tempe, Arizona United States | ||||||||||
Owned by | Valley Metro | ||||||||||
Operated by | Valley Metro Rail | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform, 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Valley Metro Bus: 48, 62, 65, 66, 72, Tempe Orbit Earth, Tempe Orbit Jupiter, Tempe Orbit Mars, Tempe Orbit Mercury, Tempe Orbit Venus, Tempe Flash[1] | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
Accessible | |||||||||||
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Station code | 10022 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | December 27, 2008 (2008-12-27) | ||||||||||
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This station has three names: Valley Metro calls the train platforms of this station Veterans Way/College Ave and the local bus bays the Tempe Transportation Center. Both are part of the same facility and immediately adjacent to Mountain America Stadium which serves as the station's third name, as shown on the train platform signs. Bus schedules, train maps, and local signage all refer variously to only one of the names.