19th Avenue
Route 19 travels along 19th Avenue from the 27th Ave & Baseline Park and Ride up to Happy Valley Rd & 23rd Ave. The route also shortly parallels the light rail and serves the State Capitol.
Existed since: 1993
Operator: Transdev-Phoenix
Annual Ridership: 1,190,672 (FY 2023)
Full Length: 26 miles
Current Full Route: 27th Ave/Baseline Park and Ride to Happy Valley Rd & 23rd Ave
Original Full Route: Central Station to 19th Ave & Rose Garden Ln
Connecting Routes: RAIL 3 7 13 15 17 19 28 29 35 41 45 50 52 60 61 70 77 80 90 106 122 138 154 170 186 514 521 522 531 533 535 542 562 563 571 573 575 GAL I10E I10W I17 SME SMW SR51 DASH SMRT
Detailed Route Info
All Trips
Northbound
27th Ave/Baseline Park and Ride to Happy Valley Rd & 23rd Ave (Everyday)
19th Ave & Camelback Rd to Happy Valley Rd & 23rd Ave (Weekdays only)
19th Ave & Peoria Ave to Happy Valley Rd & 23rd Ave (Weekdays only)
22nd Ave & Lower Buckeye Rd to Happy Valley Rd & 23rd Ave (Weekends only)
Southbound
Happy Valley Rd & 23rd Ave to 27th Ave/Baseline Park and Ride (Everyday)
19th Ave & Peoria Ave to 27th Ave/Baseline Park and Ride (Everyday)
19th Ave & Union Hills Dr to 19th Ave & Jefferson St (Weekdays only)
19th Ave & Camelback Rd to 27th Ave/Baseline Park and Ride (Weekdays only)
Schedule
History
- August 18, 1997 - Route 19 traveled from Central Station in the south, along Washington St/Jefferson St and up 19th Ave to Rose Garden Lane
- January 14, 2002 - The northern end of the route was extended north along 19th Ave and Deer Valley Rd to Deer Valley Airport and the southern end of the route was extended down 19th Ave and Baseline Rd to Cesar Chavez High School
- January 22, 2007 - Route 19 was temporarily rerouted onto 15th Ave between Campbell Ave and Missouri Ave due to light rail construction
- July 23, 2007 - The northern end of the route was extended up 19th Ave to Pinnacle Peak Rd, with alternating trips continuing to service the branch to Deer Valley Airport
- December 29, 2008 - Route 19 returned to 19th Ave between Campbell and Missouri when the light rail opened
- January 23, 2012 - The southern end of the route was truncated from Cesar Chavez High School to the new 27th Ave/Baseline Park and Ride
- January 28, 2013 - Additional light rail construction led to route 19 being rerouted onto 7th Ave between Bethany Home Rd and Dunlap Ave, with route 19C temporarily continuing service along the construction corridor
- January 27, 2014 - The branch along Deer Valley Rd to Deer Valley Airport was replaced by an extension to route 7
- October 26, 2015 - Service along 19th Ave between Bethany Home Rd and Dunlap Ave was restored with the opening of the light rail extension and route 19C was eliminated
- October 23, 2017 - The northern end of the route was extended along Pinnacle Peak Rd and 23rd Ave to Happy Valley Rd
- January 27, 2025 - The northern terminus was modified to use bus stops on the northeast and southwest corners of the intersection instead of having buses loop around to use the bus stop on the southeast corner of 23rd Ave & Happy Valley Rd
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