University Drive/Rural station, also known as ASU Earth/Space/Life Center, is a station on the A Line of the Valley Metro Rail & Streetcar system in Tempe, Arizona, United States. The station consists of two side platforms on the northeastern edge of the campus of Arizona State University. The station is not actually at the intersection of its named streets, sitting some distance south of University Drive, with the platforms running northwest from Rural Road along the former alignment of the Phoenix and Eastern Railroad.
A transit center is located to the west of the station, with connections to three Tempe Orbit bus lines, the ASU Tempe-Polytechnic campus shuttle for ASU students, and the Tucson-Phoenix-Flagstaff FlixBus line.
The station features The Spirit of Inquiry, a monumental spherical sculpture by Seattle artists Bill Will and Norie Sato.Spirit of Inquiry – University/Rural Metro Station – Tempe AZ
Ridership + Weekday rail passengers Year In Out Average daily in Average daily out 2009 532,64 522,842 2,097 2,058 2010 654,09 667,599 2,585 2,639
Notable places nearby Arizona State University Tempe campus Gallery of Scientific Exploration Marston Exploration Theater Mullett Arena
Connections Valley Metro BusRoute numberRoute nameNorth/east endSouth/west end30University DriveUniversity Drive/Power RoadUniversity Drive/Price Road (select weekday trips)South Mountain Community College (select weekday trips)24th Street/Baseline Park-and-Ride62Hardy DriveTempe MarketplaceTempe Transportation Center (select weekday trips)Guadalupe/Kyrene Road (select weekday trips)IKEA Tempe72Scottsdale Road/Rural RoadThompson Peak Medical CenterTerminus (select trips)Ray Road/Rural Road (select trips)Chandler Fashion CenterFLSHTempe FLASHASU - Lot 59Forest Avenue/Gammage ParkwayMARSOrbit MARSTempe Transportation CenterDorsey Lane/Broadway Road (select weekday trips)Southern Avenue/Evergreen RoadMERCOrbit MERCURYTempe Transportation CenterMcClintock Drive/8th Street (select weekday trips)Escalante CenterFlixBusRoute numberRoute nameNorth/east endSouth/west end2040Las Vegas-Phoenix-TucsonLas Vegas StripUniversity of Arizona2042Phoenix-TucsonTerminusTucson (East) bus station2047Tucson-Phoenix-FlagstaffFlagstaff stationUniversity of ArizonaArizona State University Campus ShuttleRoute numberRoute nameNorth/east endSouth/west endGOLDPolytechnic-TempeForest Avenue/Lemon StreetASU Polytechnic campus
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External links Valley Metro map