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8 7th Avenue

Route 8 travels from Baseline Rd & Central Ave, to 7th Ave, then up to Dunlap Ave and over to Sunnyslope Transit Center. Route 8 also serves Central Station/Downtown Phoenix and St. Joseph's Hospital.

Existed since: 1993
Operator: Transdev-Phoenix
Annual Ridership: Loading ridership...
Full Length: 15 miles
Current Full Route: Baseline Rd & Central Ave to Sunnyslope Transit Center
Connecting Routes: B 0 0A 1 3 7 10 12 13 17 29 41 45 50 52 60 61 70 77 80 90 106 514 521 522 531 533 535 542 562 563 571 573 575 GAL I10E I10W I17 SME SMW SR51 DASH SMRT

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Detailed Route Info

All Trips

Northbound

Baseline Rd & Central Ave to Sunnyslope Transit Center (Everyday)
ASU University Center to Sunnyslope Transit Center (Weekdays only)

Southbound

Sunnyslope Transit Center to Baseline Rd & Central Ave (Everyday)
Van Buren St & 1st Ave to Baseline Rd & Central Ave (Weekdays only)
7th Ave & Camelback Rd to Baseline Rd & Central Ave (Weekends only)

Schedule

History

Map showing bus route 8 traveling from 19th Avenue and Southern Avenue to Sunnyslope Transit Center.
Route 8 map from 1997
  • August 18, 1997 - The earliest known routing of route 8 traveled from 19th Ave & Southern Ave in a turnaround loop with Baseline Rd, 19th Ave, and Southern Ave, then traveled up 7th Ave, through Downtown Phoenix via Washington/Jefferson St, 1st St, and Fillmore St to serve the old bus terminal, then continued up 7th Ave and Dunlap Ave to Sunnyslope Transit Center
  • March 19, 2000 - By this point, route 8 had been modified to serve the new Central Station
  • July 8, 2002 - Southern end terminus moved to Baseline Rd & 7th St, using Baseline 7th Ave, Baseline Rd, 7th St, and Jesse Owens Pkwy
  • February 24, 2003 - Deviation added along Broadway Rd to serve the new Ed Pastor Transit Center
  • January 23, 2012 - Southern end truncated to 7th Ave & Baseline Rd
  • October 22, 2018 - Southbound trips modified to utilize the bus stop at 1st Ave & Van Buren St instead of traveling into Central Station
  • October 25, 2021 - Deviation to Ed Pastor Transit Center eliminated and southern end of the route extended along Baseline Rd to Central Ave

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