PHOENIX

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LIGHT RAIL ROUTE

Operator: Valley Metro

Christown Mall – Uptown Phoenix (Camelback at Central) – Cultural District (Central at McDowell) – City Hall (1st at Jefferson / Central at Washington) – Sky Harbor Airport (Washington at 44th St.) – University (ASU) – Main at Sycamore (in Mesa)

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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM

NETWORK LENGTH

• Light rail lines: 32 km.



HISTORY

• Horse-drawn steetcars: 1887 - June 1895.
• Streetcars: 28 Sept. 1893 - Feb. 1948.
• Light rail: 27 Dec. 2008 - today.

GAUGE

• Light rail: 1435 mm.

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TRAM PRESERVATION

The Phoenix Trolley Museum has a collection of old streetcars.

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SOURCES

PRINT

• "Funding gap hits Phoenix extensions", Tramways & Urban Transit, Sept. 2009 (72:861), p.354.
• Simons, V. "Phoenix: A city rescued by light rail", Tramways & Urban Transit, March 2009 (72:855), p.94-97.

WIKIS

• Metro Light Rail (Phoenix)
• Phoenix Street Railway
• Valley Metro (Phoenix)

WEB SITES

• Arizona Rail Passenger Association
• Friends of Transit
• Valley Metro

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