Downtown Phoenix Hub

Downtown Phoenix Hub
Downtown Phoenix Hub
Valley Metro Rail light rail hub
	Washington/Central Avenue platform in December 2008
General information
Other names	Downtown Phoenix; City Hall; Downtown Hub
Location	1st Avenue and Jefferson Street; Central Avenue and Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona; United States
Coordinates	33°26′53.75″N 112°4′28.50″W / 33.4482639°N 112.0745833°W
Owned by	Valley Metro
Operated by	Valley Metro Rail
Platforms	4 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Valley Metro Bus: 0, 8, Phoenix Downtown Dash, Grand Avenue Limited, 514, 520, 521, 522, 531, 533, 535, 541, 542, 562, 563, 571, 573, 575, I-10 East RAPID, I-10 West RAPID, I-17 RAPID, South Mountain East RAPID, South Mountain West RAPID
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible
Other information
Station code	10013, 10032
History
Opened	December 27, 2008
Rebuilt	June 7, 2025
Previous names	Jefferson/1st Ave; Washington/Central Ave
Services
	3rd Street/ Jefferson toward Gilbert Road/Main Street
Van Buren/1st Avenue One-way operation	Lincoln/1st Avenue toward Baseline/Central Avenue
Location
Location

The Downtown Phoenix Hub, also collectively known as Downtown Hub and City Hall, is a light rail hub on the A and B lines of the Valley Metro Rail system in Downtown Phoenix, Arizona. It is the western terminus of the A Line. The hub is located at the block formed by Central Avenue, 1st Avenue, Jefferson Street, and Washington Street. It comprises of four one-way platforms: the northbound B Line platform on Central Avenue, the southbound B Line platform on 1st Avenue, the eastbound A Line platform on Jefferson Street, and the terminating westbound A Line platform on Washington Street. The hub serves riders as the transfer point between the A and B lines. A fifth older platform on the northwestern side of Washington Street and Central Avenue is only used for early-morning runs on the B Line.^[2]

When opened in 2008, the two platforms at Jefferson/1st Avenue and Washington/Central Avenue were paired as the Downtown Phoenix stations of the light rail starter system. When the South Central Extension opened on June 7, 2025, Valley Metro introduced a new two-line system with the A Line and the B Line with an expanded and rebuilt hub. New platforms were constructed on Central Avenue, Jefferson Street, and Washington Street. The pre-existing platform at Jefferson/1st Avenue was integrated into the new hub, while the pre-existing Washington/Central Avenue platform on the northwestern side of that intersection was relegated to use only during early mornings.

The A Line runs from the Downtown Phoenix Hub to Gilbert Road/Main Street. The B Line runs from Metro Parkway to Baseline/Central Avenue.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Ridership

Weekday Rail Passengers^[6]
Year	In	Out	Average Daily In	Average Daily Out
2009	444,401	488,520	1,750	1,923
2010	452,638	453,667	1,789	1,793

Notable places nearby

References

^ "Valley Metro Rail" (PDF). Valley Metro. October 28, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
^ "Valley Metro Rail B Line". Valley Metro. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
^ "South Central-Downtown Hub Light Rail Extension Opens June 7". City of Phoenix. April 9, 2025. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
^ "South Central Extension/Downtown Hub Opening". Valley Metro. April 9, 2025. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
^ "Two-Line Light Rail System Information". Valley Metro. April 9, 2025. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
^ "2010 Ridership by Station" (PDF). January 4, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2016.

External links

Valley Metro map
Wells Fargo History Museum (nearby)

[conn-1] "Valley Metro Rail" (PDF). Valley Metro. October 28, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2020.

[2] "Valley Metro Rail B Line". Valley Metro. Retrieved June 7, 2025.

[3] "South Central-Downtown Hub Light Rail Extension Opens June 7". City of Phoenix. April 9, 2025. Retrieved April 12, 2025.

[4] "South Central Extension/Downtown Hub Opening". Valley Metro. April 9, 2025. Retrieved April 12, 2025.

[5] "Two-Line Light Rail System Information". Valley Metro. April 9, 2025. Retrieved April 12, 2025.

[lr2010-6] "2010 Ridership by Station" (PDF). January 4, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2016.

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v t e Valley Metro Rail stations
A Line	79th Avenue/Thomas 79th Avenue/Encanto 79th Avenue/McDowell 67th Avenue 59th Avenue 51st Avenue 35th Avenue 21st Avenue/Van Buren 15th Avenue/Jefferson 15th Avenue/Washington 7th Avenue/Jefferson 7th Avenue/Washington Downtown Phoenix Hub 3rd Street/Jefferson 3rd Street/Washington 12th Street/Jefferson 12th Street/Washington 24th Street/Jefferson 24th Street/Washington 38th Street/Washington 44th Street/Washington 50th Street/Washington Priest Drive/Washington Center Parkway/Washington Mill Avenue/Third Street Veterans Way/College Avenue University Drive/Rural Dorsey/Apache Boulevard McClintock/Apache Boulevard Smith–Martin/Apache Boulevard Price–101 Freeway/Apache Boulevard Sycamore/Main Street Alma School/Main Street Country Club/Main Street Center/Main Street Mesa Drive/Main Street Stapley Drive/Main Street Gilbert Road/Main Street
B Line	Metro Parkway Mountain View/25th Avenue 25th Avenue/Dunlap 19th Avenue/Dunlap Northern/19th Avenue Glendale/19th Avenue Montebello/19th Avenue 19th Avenue/Camelback 7th Avenue/Camelback Central Avenue/Camelback Campbell/Central Avenue Indian School/Central Avenue Osborn/Central Avenue Thomas/Central Avenue Encanto/Central Avenue McDowell/Central Avenue Roosevelt/Central Avenue Van Buren/1st Avenue Van Buren/Central Avenue Washington/Central Avenue Downtown Phoenix Hub Lincoln/1st Avenue Lincoln/Central Avenue Buckeye/Central Avenue Pioneer/Central Avenue Broadway/Central Avenue Roeser/Central Avenue Southern/Central Avenue Baseline/Central Avenue
List of Valley Metro Rail stations Italics denote future stations