Downtown Phoenix Hub

The Downtown Phoenix Hub, also collectively known as Downtown Hub and City Hall, is a light rail hub on the A and B lines of the Valley Metro Rail system in Downtown Phoenix, Arizona. It is the western terminus of the A Line. The hub is located at the block formed by Central Avenue, 1st Avenue, Jefferson Street, and Washington Street. It comprises four one-way platforms: the northbound B Line platform on Central Avenue, the southbound B Line platform on 1st Avenue, the eastbound A Line platform on Jefferson Street, and the terminating westbound A Line platform on Washington Street. The hub serves riders as the transfer point between the A and B lines. A fifth platform at Washington/Central Avenue station just north of the hub is only used for early morning northbound trips on the B Line.^[2]

Downtown Phoenix Hub
Washington/Central Avenue platform in December 2008
General information
Other names	Downtown Phoenix City Hall Downtown Hub
Location	1st Avenue and Jefferson Street Central Avenue and Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona United States
Coordinates	33°26′53.75″N 112°4′28.50″W
Owned by	Valley Metro
Operated by	Valley Metro Rail
Platforms	4 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Valley Metro Bus: 0, 8, Phoenix Downtown DASH, Grand Avenue Limited, 514, 520, 521, 522, 531, 533, 535, 541, 542, 562, 563, 571, 573, 575, I-10 East RAPID, I-10 West RAPID, I-17 RAPID, South Mountain East RAPID, South Mountain West RAPID[1]
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible
Other information
Station code	10013, 10032
History
Opened	December 27, 2008 (2008-12-27)
Rebuilt	June 7, 2025 (2025-06-07)
Previous names	Jefferson/1st Ave Washington/Central Ave
Services
Preceding station Valley Metro Following station Downtown Phoenix Hub Terminus A Line 3rd Street/ Washington One-way operation 3rd Street/ Jefferson toward Gilbert Road/Main Street Van Buren/Central Avenue toward Metro Parkway B Line Lincoln/Central Avenue One-way operation Van Buren/1st Avenue One-way operation Lincoln/1st Avenue toward Baseline/Central Avenue Washington/Central Avenue Van Buren/Central Avenue toward Metro Parkway B Line (mornings only) Lincoln/Central Avenue One-way operation
Location

When opened in 2008, the two platforms at Jefferson/1st Avenue and Washington/Central Avenue were paired as the Downtown Phoenix stations of the light rail starter system. When the South Central Extension opened on June 7, 2025, Valley Metro introduced a new two-line system with the A Line and the B Line with an expanded and rebuilt hub. New platforms were constructed on Central Avenue, Jefferson Street, and Washington Street. The pre-existing platform at Jefferson/1st Avenue was integrated into the new hub, while the pre-existing Washington/Central Avenue platform on the northwestern side of that intersection was relegated to use only during early mornings.

The A Line runs from the Downtown Phoenix Hub to Gilbert Road/Main Street. The B Line runs from Metro Parkway to Baseline/Central Avenue.^[3][4][5]

Ridership

Jefferson/1st Avenue platform in December 2008

Weekday Rail Passengers^[6]

Year	In	Out	Average Daily In	Average Daily Out
2009	444,401	488,520	1,750	1,923
2010	452,638	453,667	1,789	1,793

Notable places nearby

• Phoenix City Hall
• Cityscape
• Orpheum Theatre
• Arizona Financial Theatre
• Phoenix Union Station