Phoenix Light Rail System Opens 5.5-Mile Addition

Phoenix light rail system opens 5.5-mile addition

A Valley Metro light rail train tests on the South Central Extension in downtown Phoenix prior to the launch of service on June 7, 2025. Valley Metro PHOENIX — The Phoenix light rail system has grown by 5.5 miles, and gone from a single route to a two-line system, after the opening of the South Central Extension and Downtown Hub on Saturday, June 7. The opening of Valley Metro’s seven-station extension southward along Central Avenue from downtow…

Valley Metro’s New South Central Light Rail Line Set to Open Saturday

PHOENIX — Metro Phoenix will celebrate another major transportation milestone this weekend with the launch of Valley Metro’s new South Central Extension light rail line. The 5.5-mile route connects the new Downtown Hub in central Phoenix to Baseline Road in south Phoenix and is scheduled to begin service at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. The debut follows the recent completion of the massive I-10 Broadway… Source

Valley Metro opens new light rail lines

Valley residents can ride light rail all day for free with a commemorative copper card, available exclusively during the June 7 South Central Extension/ Downtown Hub opening celebration (photo courtesy of Valley Metro). Riders will have a new two-line light rail system with the opening of the South Central Extension/Downtown Hub on June 7. Travelers on light rail will soon have new destinations, new schedules, new platforms, new A and B lines an…