University Drive/Rural station

University Dr/Rural
University Station (ASU Tempe Campus) during the grand opening, December 27, 2008
Location	University Dr. at Rural Rd., Tempe AZ
Owned by	Valley Metro
Line(s)	Valley Metro Rail
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	2008-12-27
Services
Preceding station   VMR   Following station Veterans Way/College Avenue toward 19th Avenue/Dunlap Valley Metro Rail Dorsey/Apache Boulevard toward Mesa Drive/Main Street

University Dr/Rural, also known as ASU Tempe Campus or simply University for the school and street, is a station on the Metro light rail line in Tempe, Arizona, United States. The station is not actually at the intersection of its named streets, sitting some distance south of University Drive, with the platforms running northwest from Rural Road along the former alignment of the Phoenix and Eastern Railroad.^[1]

The station features "The Spirit of Inquiry," a monumental spherical sculpture by Seattle artists Bill Will and Norie Sato.^[2]

Ridership

Weekday Rail Passengers^[3]

Year	In	Out	Average Daily In	Average Daily Out
2009	532,64	522,842	2,097	2,058
2010	654,09	667,599	2,585	2,639

Notable places nearby

• Arizona State University at the Tempe campus
• Gallery of Scientific Exploration
• Marston Exploration Theater

Bus connections

• 72 ^[4]
• 30, 62 (within close walking distance)
• Orbit: Mercury, Mars.

References

1. Myrick, David F. (1975). Railroads of Arizona - Volume 1: The Southern Roads. Berkeley, California: Howell-North Books. p. 535. ISBN 0-8310-7111-7.
2. Spirit of Inquiry - University/Rural Metro Station - Tempe AZ
3. "2010 Ridership by Station" (PDF). 1-4-2011. Retrieved 2011-09-28. Check date values in: |date= (help)
4. "Valley Metro Bus Book Online". 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2008-09-01.

External links

• Valley Metro map

Coordinates: 33°25′14.75″N 111°55′37″W / 33.4207639°N 111.92694°W