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University Dr/Rural
Valley Metro Rail light rail station
The station during its first day of service on December 27, 2008
General information
Other names	ASU Tempe Campus
Location	Rural Road and Tyler Street, Tempe, Arizona United States
Coordinates	33°25′14.75″N 111°55′37″W / 33.4207639°N 111.92694°W / 33.4207639; -111.92694
Owned by	Valley Metro
Operated by	Valley Metro Rail
Line(s)	Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Valley Metro Bus: 30, 62, 72, Tempe Orbit Mars, Tempe Orbit Mercury, Tempe Flash FlixBus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible
Other information
Station code	10023
History
Opened	December 27, 2008 (2008-12-27)
Services
Preceding station Valley Metro Following station Veterans Way/College Avenuetowards Metro Parkway Valley Metro Rail Dorsey/Apache Boulevardtowards Gilbert Road/Main Street
Location

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.

FlixBus boards from the north bay on the west side of the station.

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

Ridership

Notable places nearby

• Arizona State University Tempe campus
• Gallery of Scientific Exploration
• Marston Exploration Theater
• Mullett Arena

References

1. "Valley Metro Rail" (PDF). Valley Metro. October 28, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
2. Myrick, David F. (1975). Railroads of Arizona – Volume 1: The Southern Roads. Berkeley, California: Howell-North Books. pp. 535. ISBN 0-8310-7111-7.
3. Spirit of Inquiry – University/Rural Metro Station – Tempe AZ
4. "2010 Ridership by Station" (PDF). January 4, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-28.

External links

• Valley Metro map

• Valley Metro Rail stations
• Arizona State University
• Transportation in Tempe, Arizona
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 2008
• 2008 establishments in Arizona
• Buildings and structures in Tempe, Arizona
• Railway stations in the United States at university and college campuses