Van Buren/1st Avenue station and Van Buren/Central Avenue station, also known as Central Station, is a pair of

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stations in

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. Despite having at least four different names, it is all actually one facility, which serves as a stop for various city buses. The rail station is the 17th stop westbound and the 12th stop eastbound on the initial line segment. The station is configured in an island platform design, with the southbound platform which is located on 1st Avenue at

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and the northbound platform located on Central Avenue at

, approximately apart from one another.

Ridership

Passenger counts shown here are the combined ridership from both the 1st Avenue and Central Avenue platforms.

Notable nearby places

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* ASU Downtown Complex * Chase Tower *

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* Civic Space Park

References

External links

Valley Metro map
{{DEFAULTSORT:Van Buren Central Ave and Van Buren 1st Ave (VMR station) Valley Metro Rail stations in Phoenix, Arizona Railway stations in the United States opened in 2008 2008 establishments in Arizona