The Phoenix Valley Metro Light Rail began operation in 2008, further extended its service in 2015, 2016, 2019, and 2022. The total length of the centerline of the routes is approximately 28 miles with 38 stations. A one-mile radius buffer around each station covers approximately 44 square miles. This system would service most major commuting areas in the Las Vegas metro.

Phoenix Light Rail

Phoenix Light Rail mapped to the Las Vegas Valley

Map of Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale metropolitan area’s Valley Metro Light Rail system superimposed on the Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise metropolitan area. The RTD Light rail is turned counterclockwise one degree to better fit the Las Vegas metro. There are 38 green dots within larger blue circles to represent each light rail station and the one-mile radius surrounding it.
Map of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale metropolitan area’s Valley Metro Light Rail system. There are 38 green dots within larger blue circles to represent each light rail station and the one-mile radius surrounding it.
Legend for maps: green dot is light rail stations, pink is light rail line, and blue box is station buffers (1 mile radius)

These data visualizations are created from publicly available information derived from Valley Metro Open Data System Map.

Data Source: . Year: 2022. Retrieved in October 2022. Visualization by Dr. Jaewon Lim and Joshua Padilla. © The Data Hub at The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West, UNLV.