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SME South Mountain East RAPID

The South Mountain East RAPID travels from the State Capitol and Downtown Phoenix, along Van Buren St, 7th St, Washington/Jefferson St, 16th St, Buckeye Rd, and 24th St to 24th St/Baseline Park and Ride.

Existed since: 2015
Operator: Transdev-Phoenix
Annual Ridership: 1,168 (FY 2023)
Full Length: 9 miles
Current Full Route: State Capitol to 24th St/Baseline Park and Ride
Connecting Routes: RAIL SKYT 0 0A 1 3 7 8 10 12 13 30 45 61 70 77 514 521 522 531 533 535 542 562 563 571 573 575 GAL I10E I10W I17 SMW SR51 DASH

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Detailed Route Info

All Trips

Inbound (AM)

24th St/Baseline Park and Ride to 17th Ave & State Capitol (Weekdays only)

Outbound (PM)

Jefferson St & 18th Ave to 24th St/Baseline Park and Ride (Weekdays only)

Schedule

History

Map showing the South Mountain East RAPID traveling from the State Capitol to 24th Street and Baseline Park and Ride.
South Mountain East RAPID map from 2015
  • April 27, 2015 - Central/South Mountain East RAPID introduced, traveling from the State Capitol and Downtown Phoenix, along Central Ave and Baseline Rd to 24th St/Baseline Park and Ride
  • April 23, 2018 - Route modified to travel along Washington/Jefferson St and down 24th St to the 24th St/Baseline Park and Ride and renamed to South Mountain East RAPID
  • April 22, 2019 - Route modified to travel turn down 16th St from Washington/Jefferson St, then along Buckeye Rd back to 24th St

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