The 20-mile, L-shaped Phoenix Valley Metro light rail line serves about 33,000 passengers per day. Commuters use the service to get to U.S. Airways Center, which is home to the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury basketball teams, Chase Field, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, among other places. In the January 2010 “City Rail” column in Trains magazine, John Diers explains why the line is so successful and where the agency plans to expand. The January 2010 issue hits newsstands on Dec. 8, 2009. Here’s a detailed map of the line, stations, and proposed expansion.
