Valley Metro Rail

Valley Metro Rail
Valley Metro Rail
	A first-generation Kinki Sharyo LRV in Tempe, Arizona
Overview
Owner	Valley Metro
Locale	Phoenix metropolitan area
Transit type	Light rail
Number of lines	2
Line number
Number of stations	50
Daily ridership	35,300 (weekdays, Q4 2025)
Annual ridership	11,100,300 (2025)
Website	www.valleymetro.org/rail
Operation
Began operation	December 27, 2008
Operator(s)	Alternate Concepts, Inc.
Character	At-grade, elevated
Rolling stock	Kinki Sharyo LF LRV; Siemens S700;
Headway	12-20 mins
Technical
System length	38.5 mi (62 km)
No. of tracks	2
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line, 750 V DC
System map
System map
	Van Buren/
	1st Avenue
	Van Buren/
	Central Avenue
	Lincoln/
	1st Avenue
	Lincoln/
	Central Avenue
	3rd Street/
	Jefferson
	3rd Street/
	Washington
	12th Street/
	Jefferson
	12th Street/
	Washington
	24th Street/
	Jefferson
	24th Street/
	Washington
	Phoenix
	Tempe
	Tempe
	Mesa
Key
	All stations are accessible

Valley Metro Rail is a 38.5-mile (62 km) light rail system serving the Phoenix metropolitan area in Arizona, USA. The network, which is part of the Valley Metro public transit system, began operations on December 27, 2008. In 2025, the system had a ridership of 11,100,300, or about 35,300 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2025.

In the years since it opened in 2008, the system has undergone six expansions (including the infill station at 50th Street/Washington and the Valley Metro Streetcar). An extension is underway into West Phoenix to the Desert Sky Mall, which was expanded due to obtaining funding under the Proposition 104 sales tax increase.