Gilbert Road/Main Street station

Gilbert Rd/Main St
General information
LocationMain Street and Gilbert Road, Mesa, Arizona
United States
Coordinates33°24′55″N 111°47′15″W / 33.41537°N 111.78762°W / 33.41537; -111.78762
Owned byValley Metro
Operated byValley Metro Rail
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections Valley Metro Bus: 40, 45, 136[1]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Accessible
Other information
Station code18178
History
OpenedMay 18, 2019 (2019-05-18)
Services
Preceding station Valley Metro Following station
Stapley/Main Street A Line Terminus
Location

Gilbert Road/Main Street station is a light rail station in Mesa, Arizona, on the A Line of the Valley Metro Rail system serving Phoenix and surrounding areas. It opened to revenue service on May 18, 2019, becoming the new terminus of the light rail line. It is the eastern terminus of the A Line.[2][3] The station consists of one island platform in the median of Main Street to the west of Gilbert Road with both tracks serving westbound trains. The station has a park-and-ride facility and a bus station that is served by local routes.[4]

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]

Nearby points of interest

Connections

Valley Metro Bus

Route number Route name North/east end South/west end
40 Main Street Superstition Springs Transit Center Sycamore/Main Street Transit Center Terminus

(select weekday trips)

45 Broadway Road Superstition Springs Transit Center 19th Avenue/Broadway Road
136 Gilbert Road Gilbert Road/McDowell Road

Park-and-Ride

Gilbert Road/Insight Way/Ryan Road Gilbert Road/Chandler Boulevard

(select weekday trips)

References

  1. ^ "Valley Metro Rail" (PDF). Valley Metro. October 28, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "Gilbert Road Extension (Fact Sheet, Q3 2017)" (PDF). Valley Metro Rail. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "Celebrate with us on May 18! Two more miles of light rail open in Mesa. | Valley Metro". www.valleymetro.org. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "66 tons of water donated from light rail testing" (Press release). Valley Metro. April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  5. ^ Coppola, Chris (November 29, 2016). "Construction starts on Mesa light-rail extension to Gilbert Road". Arizona Republic. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  6. ^ Ridenour, Shelley (August 19, 2015). "New light rail section unique to Mesa". The East Valley Tribune. Tempe, Az. Retrieved July 1, 2016.