The light rail is fun! This is the first stop on the line. At least for now. Find a place along the…read moreway, whether for lunch or maybe a museum, and ride the rails to your destination. The price is right. Only $4 for all day. The crowd can be quite eclectic at times, but all the better for people watching. It's a great way to see a little bit of Phoenix without the stress of driving in traffic.

This one of the worst light rail stations in Phoenix. The only thing that's good about it is the…read morefact it's right next to Target, Walmart, and some other popular shopping destinations. Be prepared to be harassed for cigarettes, light rail passes, and people who try to fight you when you refuse to give them money. And don't be surprised to see puddles of vomit on occasion either.

I love the Light Rail.I grew up in NY and I hate the transit system we have here for the fifth…read morelargest city in America. I take the light rail when I go Downtown or anywhere nearby. You can not beat the light rail especially for a D-Backs game. If you are going to a baseball game it dumps you off right at the stadium. I also take it for the Symphony, First Fridays, and any event I have in Phx. No expensive parking garage fees needed. It is an experience. Free entertainment and people watching for sure. If you are seeing a concert at the old America West Arena, AKA, the stadium that changes it's name too frequently for Mary to remember what it is today, the Light Rail will be free with your paid ticket. ( or at least it is as of the writing of this review. So if you are reading this much after 2018 please double check on that because they used to do the baseball stadium and then they stopped) I am patiently awaiting the Light Rail to continue to Westgate and the Cardinal's Stadium. ( I do know the name of that one today it is State Farm arena-hahahaha) I work there part time and employees have a huge Rigaramo with parking and just getting to and from work. The Light Rail would be a blessing in and out of the stadium, increase work turnover rates, and of course be great for fans too. It now takes over an hour to get out of there.

We have lived in the Valley long before the Phoenix light rail was installed. Since then, we have…read moreused the service to attend concerts, ball games, the Tempe Arts Festival, and more, until we tried to use it on the 4th of July last year. It was a disaster!! The light rail no longer took us to the regular venues we have visited but dumped us off .8 miles from Chase Field. We were then supposed to cross an intersection twice and wait for another train. We waited in the heat until we just decided to walk to Chase Field. By the time we arrived, we were hot, thirsty, and miserable, and a train never passed by us, so one never came. Finding the train to return home was equally a huge pain! So we hadn't used the light rail again until yesterday to get to Chase Field on the 4th of July. We thought Valley Metro might have fixed this transportation catastrophe. They did not. In fact, it was worse! Valley Metro claims we could "enjoy the 8-minute walk" to Chase Field. Once again, no second train came, so we walked .8 miles in the blazing heat for 20 minutes (I checked my GPS to get an accurate distance and time)!! When trying to return home, we had to walk back to Central and had no idea which train would take us back. Valley Metro has ruined what originally was a good transportation option to downtown, but no longer. If anyone is elderly, has a disability, health issues, or trouble walking, avoid this mess! If you drive, take an Uber or a taxi, or even ride a horse, you will be happier if you need to go to an event downtown. Valley Metro should be ashamed of what they have done to what used to be good transportation.

The worst bus service in Arizona can't get to work on time for nothing bus drivers is all rude but…read morethey want you to respect them this new pay is unfair too you spend more money outta your pocket to get to places NOT on time 30-40mins. after and when you call the hotline they will it's up to the drivers discretion but we as customers have to go through this 24/7 so it's never a win win situation it's always a lose lose situation

This station has some really fun art, great bright retro backgrounds for selfies and cool art on…read moremigratory birds.

Nov, 2025. Phoenix Valley Metro Light Rail. My husband and I were visiting Phoenix, and wanted to…read morecheck out the Roosevelt Row area. We had heard that parking might be difficult or expensive near downtown, so we decided to take the light rail into the city. Armed with information from the Valley Metro website, we drove over to a free Park 'N Ride lot at the intersection of Baseline and Central Avenues, purchased one-way fare for our trip to Roosevelt Row ($2 for 1-ride, full fare; $1 for 1-ride, Senior (65+) fare, and boarded the light rail. The train is clean, runs regularly, and has both signage and verbal announcements as to the upcoming station. We did the same for our return trip. This was an stress-free, cost-effective way to travel to downtown. Two additional quick notes: 1) Valley Metro offers many payment options, including an App, a "Copper Card", passes, and individual tickets. If we were staying in Phoenix longer, we'd probably use one of other payment options. 2) we encountered a finicky payment machine at the Van Buren and Central Avenues stop when we tried to buy our return tickets. (It wouldn't take either of two credit cards that we tried). We were able to buy the tickets at another machine at the end of the platform.

Here's the T! I like riding the light rail. Ideal for commuting or for a quick ride at lunch. This…read moreis the Art District Stop in downtown Phoenix. Whether you are in search for a delicious food, a new outfit, a unique gift, or looking for a painting, you can find it at Roosevelt Row. There are many galery exhibits and creative murals in this neighborhood. There are coffee shops, restaurants at this station from Fair Trade Coffee to Fez. This is your stop if you are going to the First Friday Art Walk. Happens every month, and it's fun! You can visit the Roosevelt Row website, and download a map. Yah Dig? *Valley Metro Light Rail Stop: Art District / Roosevelt

I waited over 49 minutes for the east bound train as i watch three West bound trains arrive during…read morethe same time

I've been using the Valley Metro Rail since its grand opening back in 2008. I hate dealing with…read moreparking downtown for events and jump on the light rail just to avoid parking fees (and high gas prices). Plus some of the arenas will offer free rides for certain events. It's fun when you get on a train with lots of local fans that are excited for a big game. But as with most transportation systems, you get some characters that like to jump on for a free ride. I've definitely have had some interesting people watching moments over the years. Valley Metro Rail has 38 stops/'stations between Gilbert and Phoenix. I usually park at the Apache and 101 location because there is a large park-and-ride parking lot there. The light rail does have a stop at the airport that connects with Sky Harbor's Sky Train. But it sucks that you can't leave your car at a park-and-ride overnight. Because the light rail runs along the street and not above ground, many cars have run into trains over the years. As of 2023, Valley Metro charges $2 for one ride and $4 for an all-day pass. Security does occasional check for tickets. Valley Metro Rail has several extensions being planned and currently under construction to reach other parts of the Valley.

I have done this Valley Metro/Sky Train combo a couple of times now. If you ride the Valley Metro…read moreto the stop at 44th street and Washington, you can exit and take the escalators to the Sky Harbor Sky Train which will take you to the terminals. I only live a couple of miles from a Valley Metro light rail stop, so I can lift or uber over for cheap if I need to use this system last minute. Usually when I am doing a 2-4 day trip, I park over at one of the airport shuttle locations outside of Sky Harbor airport and ride in. If I am going on a long trip overseas, I will ask someone to drop me off and pick me up. This light rail option is my last resort option if no one is available or if I just don't feel like paying to park at the airport. The nice thing about the Valley Metro/Sky Train is that it is cheap. It is only $2 to ride the light rail. Yes, you are dealing with the interesting characters that ride the light rail if you go this route. But it is a small price to pay to make a budget friendly trip. The bad thing about using this is that you cannot leave your car overnight at a Valley Metro park-n-ride. So leaving your car there and going away for a few days is not an option. Unless you want to come back and find out that your car was towed. The other thing is that it can take awhile to get to the airport on the light rail. So you have to plan ahead to make sure you arrive at your gate on time. Both the Valley Metro and Sky Train run 24/7. The Valley Metro runs less trains overnight.

The SkyTrain is my jam! I didn't use it for many trips to AZ and I'm not sure why. Did it not exist…read moreyet? Was I just clueless? For those of you that don't know, it's completely free unlike the NYC SkyTrain. And once you get to 44th Street Station and off airport property, you can get an Uber or a Lyft for like half the price. I always call it from the Crowne Plaza across the street so I have an A/C spot to sit if I need it to wait for my ride.

Surprisingly enough, the first day I was in Scottsdale, it was gray and rainy. Just my luck. But…read morethe Scottsdale Trolley came to our rescue, as we wanted to continue exploring the Old Town area. The Scottsdale Trolley is a FREE, public trolley that runs every 15 minutes. No questions asked, you can hop on the trolley at one of the many stops around the downtown Scottsdale area and ride to your next stop. The route isn't very long. You can actually walk the entire downtown Scottsdale area. But you won't want to do that when it's raining. When we took this on a Tuesday afternoon, there was only one other person on the trolley, so not sure when it gets busy or packed. But we were glad to ride this trolley through town to avoid the rain. It's very cool that the city provides this service for the public.

This has been a $#!t show since MTM Transit took over. Five stars yesterday, one star today. Snip…read moresnap, my review whiplash. "Waited over an hour. Detours with no notice. Routes feel inconsistent, and I'm standing here missing my connection." Reliable headways, timely alerts, and published detours." Hopeful for consistency, but today, my patience missed the last trolley.

The Blue Line WAS a North/South bus loop winding from concrete Paradise Valley Mall down to some…read moreSouth Phoenix oasis (probably a myth since I've never been there) called the "Ed Pastor Center", and back again. The Blue Line WAS great because I could pick it up just outside my home near Squaw Peak and ride it through the Camelback corridor, down Central to downtown. Without a transfer. That's all changed with light rail. Instead of proceeding down Central to downtown, the line's new southern terminus is Central and Camelback, a fortuitous endpoint for Sweet Tomatoes & Applebees' afficionados but not so great for citizenry with taste. Or places to go. Like, uh, me. Now I trudge off the bus, sneer at Applebee's and get my cancerous tan waiting for ostensibly convenient light rail to venture downtown. It's worse coming back, timing the transfer, cuz the bus back to my house only runs every half hour. This "new improved" Blue Line (they now call it the 39, presumably for the extra minutes they've tacked onto my trip) is makin' me blue. On second thought, maybe I'll just hop in the car :- (