156 Chandler Blvd

Route 156 travels from Chandler Blvd & 48th St, continuing on Williams Field Rd, down Val Vista Dr, Pecos Rd, and Mercy Rd to Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, then back along Williams Field Rd, to Arizona State University Polytechnic Campus. Select peak hour trips travel from Chandler Blvd & 48th St, down Hamilton St and Frye Rd, up McQueen Rd to Chandler Blvd & McQueen Rd.

Existed since: 1993
Operator: Keolis
Annual Ridership: Loading ridership...
Full Length: 21 miles
Current Full Route: Chandler Blvd & 48th St to Arizona State University Polytechnic
Original Full Route: Chandler Blvd & 56th St to Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Connecting Routes: 66 72 81 96 104 108 112 136 184 ALEX

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Detailed Route Info

All Trips

Eastbound

Chandler Blvd & 48th St to Arizona State University Polytechnic (Everyday)
Chandler Blvd & 48th St to Chandler Blvd & McQueen Rd (Weekdays only)

Westbound

Arizona State University Polytechnic to Chandler Blvd & 48th St (Everyday)
Chandler Blvd & McQueen Rd to Chandler Blvd & 48th St (Weekdays only)
Chandler Blvd & Gilbert Rd to Chandler Blvd & 48th St (Weekends only)

Schedule

History

Map showing bus route 156 traveling from Chandler Boulevard and 56th Street to Chandler-Gilbert Community College. — Route 156 map from 1992

July 1, 1992 - Route 156 created, traveling between Dobson Rd & Frye Rd and Chandler-Gilbert Community College, with trips during peak hours traveling to Chandler Blvd & 56th St
August 18, 1997 - By this point, a deviation had been added to Intel at Chandler Blvd & Rural Rd
January 14, 2002 - Western end extended to Chandler Blvd & Desert Foothills Pkwy
September 30, 2002 - Deviation added into Chandler Fashion Center
July 23, 2007 - Eastern end extended to Arizona State University Polytechnic Campus
July 28, 2008 - Deviation on Dobson Rd eliminated
July 27, 2009 - Western end truncated back to Chandler Blvd & 56th St
July 26, 2010 - Deviations along Frye Rd to Chandler Fashion Center and along Gilbert Rd to Chandler-Gilbert Community College eliminated
July 22, 2013 - Western end extended to Chandler Blvd & 48th St
October 25, 2021 - Loop serving Mercy Gilbert Medical Center modified to use Pecos Rd instead of backtracking on Mercy Rd

Pictures

A gray and purple Valley Metro bus, with a green stripe, number 6835, traveling southbound on 48th Street in Phoenix on route 156 to Chandler Boulevard and McQueen Road

10/14/2024 - Bus 6835 traveling 156 Eastbound @ 48th St & Chandler Blvd - Phoenix

A gray and purple Valley Metro bus, with a green stripe, number 2419, traveling westbound on Chandler Boulevard in Chandler on route 156 to 48th Street and Chandler Boulevard

11/28/2025 - Bus 2419 traveling 156 Westbound @ Chandler Blvd & Kyrene Rd - Chandler

A gray and purple Valley Metro bus, with a green stripe, number 2406, traveling eastbound on Chandler Boulevard in Chandler on route 156 to Chandler Boulevard and McQueen Road

11/28/2025 - Bus 2406 traveling 156 Eastbound @ Chandler Blvd & Kyrene Rd - Chandler

A gray and green articulated Valley Metro bus with a purple and white stripe, number 8079, traveling westbound on Chandler Boulevard in Chandler on route 156 to 48th Street and Chandler Bouelvard

11/28/2025 - Bus 8079 traveling 156 Westbound @ Chandler Blvd & Kyrene Rd - Chandler

A gray and purple Valley Metro bus, with a green stripe, number 2412, traveling eastbound on Chandler Boulevard in Chandler on route 156 to Arizona State University Polytechnic

11/28/2025 - Bus 2412 traveling 156 Eastbound @ Chandler Blvd & Kyrene Rd - Chandler

A gray and purple Valley Metro bus, with a green stripe, number 6898, at Tiburon Avenue and Innovation Way in Mesa on route 156 to Arizona State University Polytechnic

11/28/2025 - Bus 6898 traveling 156 Eastbound @ Tiburon Ave & Innovation Way - Mesa

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