Gilbert Rd/Main Street is a light rail station in Mesa, Arizona, on the Valley Metro system serving Phoenix and surrounding areas. It opened to revenue service on May 18, 2019, becoming the new terminus of the light rail line.[2][3] The station has a park-and-ride facility and a bus station that is served by local routes.[4]
Gilbert Rd/Main St | |||||||||||
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| Valley Metro Rail light rail station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Main Street and Gilbert Road, Mesa, Arizona United States | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°24′55″N 111°47′15″W / 33.41537°N 111.78762°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Valley Metro | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Valley Metro Rail | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gilbert Road Extension | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Valley Metro Bus: 40, 45, 136[1] | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible |  | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 18178 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | May 18, 2019 | ||||||||||
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The two-station 1.9-mile (3.1 km) Gilbert Road Extension began construction in November 2016 and was expected to cost $184 million.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ "Valley Metro Rail" (PDF). Valley Metro. October 28, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^ "Gilbert Road Extension (Fact Sheet, Q3 2017)" (PDF). Valley Metro Rail. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
- ^ "Celebrate with us on May 18! Two more miles of light rail open in Mesa. | Valley Metro". www.valleymetro.org. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
- ^ "66 tons of water donated from light rail testing" (Press release). Valley Metro. April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
- ^ Coppola, Chris (November 29, 2016). "Construction starts on Mesa light-rail extension to Gilbert Road". Arizona Republic. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
- ^ Ridenour, Shelley (August 19, 2015). "New light rail section unique to Mesa". The East Valley Tribune. Tempe, Az. Retrieved July 1, 2016.