Van Buren/Central Ave & Van Buren/1st Ave, also known as Central Station, is a Valley Metro Rail station which exists in Downtown Phoenix. Despite having at least four different names, it is all actually one facility, which serves as a stop for various city buses as well as the DASH circulator.Valley Metro RailThe rail station is the 17th stop westbound and the 12th stop eastbound on the initial line. The station is configured in an island platform design, with the southbound platform which is located on 1st Avenue at Van Buren Street and the northbound platform located on Central Avenue at Van Buren Street, approximately 400 feet apart from one another.RidershipPassenger counts shown here are the combined ridership from both the 1st Avenue and Central Avenue platforms.Bus connectionsLocal Routes 0 (Northbound buses board inside the station, southbound at 1st Avenue & Van Buren) 1 (Both directions board on Van Buren & Central) 3 (Both directions board on Van Buren & Central) 7 (Both directions board on Van Buren & Central) 8 (Both directions board inside Central Station) 10 (Eastbound boards inside the station, westbound at 1st Avenue & Van Buren) Grand Avenue Limited (Boards inside Central Station)RAPID Routes I-17 I-10 East SR-51 I-10 WestExpress Routes 514 520 521 522 531 533 535 541 542 562 563 571 573 575Local Area Shuttle DASH
