44th Street/Washington station
Light rail and people mover station in Phoenix, Arizona
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44th Street/Washington station, also known as PHX Sky Harbor Airport, is a station on the A Line of the Valley Metro Rail & Streetcar system in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. It consists of one island platform in the median of Washington Street. The PHX Sky Train provides direct service from the light rail station to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. This station is accessed from the light rail station via escalator and skyway; the Sky Train station consists of one elevated indoor island platform. Some early-morning and late-night trains start and end their service to and from the Downtown Phoenix Hub at this station, respectively.
Phoenix, Arizona
44th St/Washington  PHX Sky Harbor Airport | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The station in December 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | PHX Sky Harbor Airport | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 4299 East Washington Street Phoenix, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°26′54″N 111°59′18″W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Valley Metro | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Valley Metro Rail & Streetcar | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | PHX Sky Train | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 10018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | December 27, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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In addition to Valley Metro Bus service, two other companies service the station. The Tucson-Phoenix-Flagstaff Flixbus line stops at the PHX Sky Train station.[2] It is one of two stations for Flixbus service in the Phoenix area. Greyhound's Phoenix-Globe-El Paso bus line stops also stops at the station.[4]
Ridership
| Year | In | Out | Average daily in | Average daily out |
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| 2009 | 443,792 | 470,007 | 1,747 | 1,850 |
| 2010 | 384,805 | 380,826 | 1,521 | 1,505 |
Notable places nearby
- Crowne Plaza Phoenix Airport
- Corporate headquarters for Desert Financial Credit Union and Arizona Financial Credit Union
- Coutlier Center
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
- S'edav Va'aki
Connections
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Route number | Route name | North/east end | South/west end | ||
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| 1 | Washington Street | Van Buren Street/Central Avenue/Polk Street | Priest Drive/Washington Street | |||
| 32 | 32nd Street | 28th Street/Camelback Road | Camelback High School (select weekday trips) | Baseline Road/40th Street | ||
| 44 | 44th Street | Desert Ridge Marriott Resort | Paradise Valley Transit Center (select weekend trips) | 44th Street/Camelback Road (select weekday trips) | Terminus | |
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Route number | Route name | North/east end | South/west end | ||
| 2040 | Las Vegas-Phoenix-Tucson | Las Vegas Strip | University of Arizona | |||
| 2042 | Phoenix-Tucson | Terminus | Tucson (East) station | |||
| 2047 | Tucson-Phoenix-Flagstaff | Flagstaff station | University of Arizona | |||
| 2054 | Tucson-Phoenix-Los Angeles | University of Arizona | Los Angeles Union Station | |||
| Greyhound Lines | Route number | Route name | North/east end | South/west end | ||
| US1030S | Phoenix-Globe-El Paso | El Paso Bus Station | Phoenix Bus Station | |||