28 Lower Buckeye Road

Route 28 travels Lower Buckeye Road from 99th Avenue in the west to 22nd Avenue in the east.

Existed since: 2014
Operator: Transdev
Annual Ridership: 107,612 (FY 2024) | 78.3% (60,351 FY 2023)
Full Length: 10 miles
Current Full Route: Lower Buckeye Rd & 99th Ave to 22nd Ave & Lower Buckeye Rd
Original Full Route: 22nd Ave & Lower Buckeye Rd to Central Station
Connecting Routes: 19 27 35 43 51 67 75

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Detailed Route Info

All Trips

Eastbound

Lower Buckeye Rd & 99th Ave to 22nd Ave & Lower Buckeye Rd (Everyday)

Westbound

Lower Buckeye Rd & 22nd Ave to Lower Buckeye Rd & 99th Ave (Everyday)

Schedule

History

Grant Street

August 18, 1997 - Route 28 was originally assigned to Grant Street. The earliest known routing traveled from 22nd St & Lower Buckeye Rd, along Durango St, up 19th Ave, along Pima St, up 15th Ave, along Grant St, and up Central Ave, to Central Station
January 14, 2002 - Route 28 merged with route 10

Lower Buckeye Road

October 27, 2014 - Route 28 reinstated when the segment of route 10 west of Central Station was eliminated. The new route 28 did not replace service between 22nd Ave & Lower Buckeye Rd and Central Station and only traveled between 22nd Ave and 75th Ave on Lower Buckeye Rd
April 23, 2023 - Western end extended to Lower Buckeye Rd & 99th Ave

Pictures

A white and gray Valley Metro bus, with purple and green accent colors, number 5229, traveling southbound on 22nd Avenue in Phoenix on route 28 to Lower Buckeye Road and 99th Avenue

5/6/2025 - Bus 5229 traveling 28 Westbound @ 22nd Ave & Lower Buckeye Rd - Phoenix