Red Line
The Red Line was one of four colored bus routes that directly served major shopping, employment, and entertainment centers around the valley. The Red Line traveled from Metrocenter, along Dunlap Ave, 19th Ave, Camelback Rd, Central Ave, Washington St, 16th St, to Buckeye Rd, through Sky Harbor Airport, along University Dr, Mill Ave, and Apache Blvd/Main St to University Dr & Gilbert Rd when it was eliminated in 2008.
Existed: 1993 - 2008
Full Length: 31 miles
Latest Full Route: Metrocenter Transit Center to University Dr & Gilbert Rd
Original Full Route: 29th Ave & Beardsley Rd to University Dr & Gilbert Rd
Connecting Routes: B G 0 1 3 7 7L 8 10 12 13 15 16 17 19 27 30 35 41 44 45 50 56 60 62 65 66 70 72 76 80 81 90 96 104 106 112 120 122 128 136 510 512 520 521 531 532 533 535 540 541 560 562 570 571 573 575 581 582 590 GL I10E I10W I17 SR51 DASH F OE OJ OM OV
History
- March 1, 1993 - The Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow lines were introduced as part of a bus restructuring plan to directly serve major shopping, employment, and entertainment centers around the valley. The Red Line traveled along Beardsley Rd from 29th Ave, down 35th Ave to Metrocenter Transit Center, down Dunlap Ave and 19th Ave, Camelback Rd, and down Central Ave into Downtown Phoenix. From there, the route continued along Washington St, 24th St, and Buckeye Rd, through Sky Harbor International Airport, back up to Washington St, then down Mill Ave into Downtown Tempe to the College Ave bus stops. Past Downtown Tempe, the route continued down Mill Ave and Apache Blvd and into Mesa on Main St, looping around Gilbert Rd, University Dr, and Guthrie St at its terminus. The Red Line also seemed to have an internal route number of 301.
- August 18, 1997 - Some time before this point, the western end of the route was truncated to Metrocenter Transit Center and the route was rerouted from Washington St to University Dr to access Downtown Tempe
- March 19, 2000 - By this point, a deviation was added to serve East Valley Institute of Technology along Main St in Mesa
- July 8, 2002 - Red Line was combined with route 40 to increase frequency between Central Station and Tempe
- January 22, 2007 - Rerouted to travel down Van Buren St and 7th St between Central Station and Washington/Jefferson St, likely due to light rail construction around Central and Washington
- December 29, 2008 - Red Line eliminated when the light rail was introduced
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