Priest Drive/Washington station

Priest Dr/Washington St
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
Owner	Valley Metro
Operator	Valley Metro Rail & Streetcar
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Valley Metro Bus: 1, 56
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	10019
History
Opened	December 27, 2008 (2008-12-27)
Services
Preceding station Valley Metro Following station 50th Street/​Washington toward Downtown Phoenix Hub A Line Center Parkway/​Washington toward Gilbert Road/​Main Street
Location

Priest Drive/Washington station, also known as Papago Park Center, is a light rail station on the A Line of the Valley Metro Rail & Streetcar system in Tempe, Arizona, United States. The station consists of one island platform in the median of Washington Street to the east of Priest Drive. Some early-morning and late-night trains start and end their service to and from Gilbert Road/Main Street station here, respectively.

Ridership

Weekday rail passengers

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
• Hall of Flame Fire Museum

Connections

Valley Metro Bus	Route number	Route name	North/east end		South/west end
	1	Washington Street	Terminus		Van Buren Street/Central Avenue/Polk Street
	56	Priest Drive	Desert Botanical Garden	Terminus (select trips)	Ray Road/48th Street	Elliot Road/Priest Drive (select weekday trips)

External links

• Valley Metro map