Mill Avenue/Third Street station

Mill Avenue/3rd Street (also known as Downtown Tempe/Town Lake) is a station on the Valley Metro Rail light rail line in Tempe, Arizona, United States.

Mill Ave/3rd St
Valley Metro Rail light rail and Tempe Streetcar station
The station in November 2009
General information
Other names	Downtown Tempe/Town Lake
Location	Mill Avenue and 3rd Street Tempe, Arizona
Owned by	Valley Metro
Operated by	Valley Metro Rail
Line(s)	Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail Line Tempe Streetcar
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Valley Metro Bus: Tempe Orbit Earth[1]
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible
Other information
Station code	10021
History
Opened	December 27, 2008 (2008-12-27) (Valley Metro Rail) May 20, 2022 (2022-05-20) (Tempe Streetcar)
Services
Preceding station Valley Metro Following station Center Parkway/ Washington towards Metro Parkway Valley Metro Rail Veterans Way/College Avenue towards Gilbert Road/Main Street Hayden Ferry/Rio Salado Parkway towards Marina Heights/Rio Salado Parkway Tempe Streetcar 6th Street/Mill Ave One-way operation Tempe Beach Park/Rio Salado Parkway One-way operation 5th Street/Ash Ave towards Dorsey/Apache Boulevard
Location

As of the opening of the Tempe Streetcar line on May 20, 2022, it serves as one of two transfer stations between the Valley Metro line and the Streetcar.

Ridership

Weekday Rail Passengers^[2]

Year	In	Out	Average Daily In	Average Daily Out
2009	366,819	355,552	1,444	1,400
2010	294,376	311,821	1,164	1,232

Notable places nearby

• Tempe Town Lake
• Tempe Depot
• Tempe Center for the Arts
• Tempe Butte / A Mountain

References

1. "Valley Metro Rail" (PDF). Valley Metro. October 28, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
2. "2010 Ridership by Station" (PDF). 2011-01-04. Retrieved 2011-09-28.

External links

• Valley Metro map

33°25′39″N 111°56′26″W