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{{Short description|Light rail station in Phoenix, Arizona}}
{{Infobox station
| name                = Van Buren/1st Ave<br />Van Buren/Central Ave
| other_name          = Central Station, ASU Phoenix Campus
| style               = Valley Metro|style2=black
| type                = [[Valley Metro Rail]] [[light rail]] station
| image               = METRO Light Rail ASU-Downtown Campus Southbound Station.jpg
| alt                 =
| caption             = The southbound platform in December 2008
| address             = [[Van Buren Street (Arizona)|Van Buren Street]] and 1st Avenue<br />Van Buren Street and Central Avenue, [[Phoenix, Arizona]]
| country             = [[United States]]
| coordinates         = {{Coord|33|27|6|N|112|4|28.50|W|type:railwaystation_region:US-AZ|display=inline,title}}
| owned               = [[Valley Metro]]
| operator            = [[Valley Metro Rail]]
| line                = [[Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail Line]]
| platforms           = 1 [[island platform]]
| tracks              = 2
| connections         = {{bus icon}} [[Valley Metro Bus]]: 0, 1, 3, 7, 8, 10, Downtown Phoenix Dash, Grand Avenue Limited, 514, 520, 521, 522, 531, 533, 535, 541, 542, 562, 563, 571, 573, 575, 1-10 East RAPID, 1-10 West RAPID, 1-17 RAPID, South Mountain East RAPID<ref name=conn>{{cite web |url=https://www.valleymetro.org/sites/default/files/brochure/rail.pdf |title=Valley Metro Rail |date=October 28, 2019 |publisher=[[Valley Metro]] |access-date=April 5, 2020}}</ref>
| structure           = At-grade
| parking             =
| bicycle             =
| accessible            = {{access icon}}
| code                = [https://www.valleymetro.org/maps-schedules/rail/10012 10012], [https://www.valleymetro.org/maps-schedules/rail/10033 10033]
| website             =
| opened              = {{Start date|2008|12|27}}
| electrified         =
| closed              = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| passengers          =
| pass_year           =
| pass_rank           =
| services            = {{Adjacent stations
|system1=Valley Metro|note-row1='''Van Buren/Central Avenue'''
|line2=Valley Metro Rail|left2=Roosevelt/Central Avenue|right2=Washington/Central Avenue|oneway-right2=yes
|note-row3='''Van Buren/1st Avenue'''
|line4=Valley Metro Rail|left4=Roosevelt/Central Avenue|right4=Jefferson/1st Avenue|oneway-left4=yes
}}
| mapframe           = yes
| mapframe-custom    = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail-light |marker-color=#{{rcr|Valley Metro|Valley Metro Rail}} |zoom=15 }}
}}
'''Van Buren/1st Avenue station''' and '''Van Buren/Central Avenue station''', also known as '''Central Station''', is a pair of [[Valley Metro Rail]] stations in [[Downtown Phoenix]], [[Arizona]]. 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 [[Van Buren Street (Arizona)|Van Buren Street]] and the northbound platform located on Central Avenue at [[Van Buren Street (Arizona)|Van Buren Street]], approximately {{convert|400|ft}} apart from one another.
==Ridership==
[[Image:METRO Light Rail ASU-Downtown Campus Northbound Station.jpg|thumb|left|The northbound platform in December 2008, with the [[Westward Ho (Phoenix)|Westward Ho]] in the background]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekday Rail Passengers<ref>{{cite web|title=Valley Metro - Rail Ridership Reports|url=http://www.valleymetro.org/publications_reports/ridership_reports#rail|access-date=15 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908025345/http://www.valleymetro.org/publications_reports/ridership_reports#rail|archive-date=8 September 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Weekday Rail Passengers by Station (FY2015)|url=http://www.valleymetro.org/images/uploads/Weekday_Rail_Passengers_by_Station_FY_2015.pdf|access-date=15 March 2016}}</ref>
|-
! Year !! In !! Out !! Average Daily In !! Average Daily Out
|-
| 2009 ||   487,617|| 484,226|| 1,920|| 1,906
|-
| 2010 ||  722,519|| 699,623|| 2,855|| 2,765
|-
| 2011 ||  846,556|| 814,385|| 3,386|| 3,257
|-
| 2012 ||  933,669|| 891,822|| 3,734|| 3,567
|-
| 2013 ||  927,532|| 879,009|| 3,710|| 3,516
|-
| 2014 ||  928,865|| 880,238|| 3,715|| 3,520
|-
| 2015 ||  911,971|| 849,842|| 3,647|| 3,399
|}
<small>Passenger counts shown here are the combined ridership from both the 1st Avenue and Central Avenue platforms.</small>
==Notable nearby places==
* [[Hotel San Carlos (Phoenix)|Hotel San Carlos]]
* [[Valley Youth Theatre]]
* [[Herberger Theater Center]]
* [[Arizona State University Downtown Phoenix campus|ASU Downtown Complex]]
* [[Chase Tower (Phoenix)|Chase Tower]]
* [[Freeport-McMoRan Center]]
* [[Phoenix Civic Space Park|Civic Space Park]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://www.valleymetro.org/planning_your_trip/system_map Valley Metro map]
{{Valley Metro}}
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[[Category:Valley Metro Rail stations in Phoenix, Arizona]]
[[Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 2008]]
[[Category:2008 establishments in Arizona]]