Mill Avenue/3rd Street station

Mill Avenue/3rd Street station also known as Downtown Tempe/Town Lake, is a station on the A Line of the Valley Metro Rail system in Tempe, Arizona, United States.

Mill Ave/3rd St
The station in November 2009
General information
Other names	Downtown Tempe/Town Lake
Location	Mill Avenue and 3rd Street Tempe, Arizona
Owned by	Valley Metro
Operated by	Valley Metro Rail
Line(s)	Tempe Streetcar
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Valley Metro Bus: Tempe Orbit Earth[1]
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible
Other information
Station code	10021
History
Opened	December 27, 2008 (2008-12-27) (Valley Metro Rail) May 20, 2022 (2022-05-20) (Valley Metro Streetcar)
Services
Preceding station Valley Metro Following station Center Parkway/ Washington toward Downtown Phoenix Hub A Line Veterans Way/College Avenue toward Gilbert Road/Main Street Hayden Ferry/Rio Salado Parkway toward Marina Heights/Rio Salado Parkway Valley Metro Streetcar 6th Street/Mill Avenue One-way operation Tempe Beach Park/Rio Salado Parkway One-way operation 5th Street/Ash Avenue toward Dorsey/Apache Boulevard
Location

As of the opening of the Valley Metro Streetcar line on May 20, 2022, it serves as one of two transfer stations between the Valley Metro Rail A Line and the Streetcar.

Ridership

Weekday Rail Passengers^[2]

Year	In	Out	Average Daily In	Average Daily Out
2009	366,819	355,552	1,444	1,400
2010	294,376	311,821	1,164	1,232

Notable places nearby

• Tempe Town Lake
• Tempe Depot
• Tempe Center for the Arts
• Tempe Butte / A Mountain