This light rail is a very convenient (and not to mention stylish) way of transportation.If you're trying to get somewhere super far across town like...hm don't know, copper square from Pilgrim Rest Baptist church, it can get a little costly, but other than that, this is great.The facility is air conditioned, there isn't the low-moral of a bus being circulated through the air, and everyone seems to be just having a chill time getting from place to place to complete the various tasks that just so happen to pop up in their daily lives.All in all, it's a pretty decent time, and a great way to get around town.Four out of five stars. read more

No need for it personally. No purpose when Uber is easy and this doesn't quite take you that far. Liked we are growing AZ. Progress is great and it helps some ppl I chatted up. So... I recommend you at least try it simply because we have it and we live here...Personally I prefer Qatar and the surgically clean and sanitized airport indoor transportation. They ruined our little light rail for me lol!! read more

I had rode light rail in July in order to go from the bus depot to 44th and Washington in order to get to Sky Harbor...and i really liked light rail service...nice clean cars...good looking trains...and some wonderful structures around the light rail route...that is the art that i assume light rail put up along the route...as well as the pay machines...i had also liked the way it fit into the surronding in Phoenix...it was my first time in Phoenix as well as in Arizona...i have considered moving to Phoenix...i live in Montana and you know how cold it can get here. I may not really even use a car in Phoenix once i learned light rail routes and where to get on and off in order to go where i want to...of course i know it only runs in two directions in the center of town, so you need to know the city in order to get where you want to go read more

If I could give it a zero I would, to start the ticket machines are situated so poorly you cannot read the screen on a sunny day which happens quite a bit in PHX. Took it to the ballpark this weekend, on the way there I got asked for my ticket three times by three different agent between Tempe and ball park. On the way home, no security and the cars were filled with passed-out homeless people, not a security person in sight from ballpark to Tempe, just plain old creepy and smelly, never again. read more

Reading the Metro Light Rail reviews that some Yelpers write is ridiculous. Born-n-raised Arizona folks, welcome to DECENT mass transit. Crying that the liberal, people-of-low-means are riding on the "mugger mover" that you paid taxes for is just stupid. Light rail cuts down the number of cars on the road (perhaps cars owned by low-income peeps in a bad state of repair that might crush a fender on your precious new BMW). I'm from the streets of Philadelphia, and have utilized mass transit ALL of my life. Mass transit is a melting-pot of people. If the crazy woman next to you is making you uncomfortable, turn on your iPod or surf on your G3. Light rail is great to get downtown, to the ballpark or U.S. Scareways Arena, or getting your drunk on in Tempe. It's amazing CLEAN, it's well-airconditioned, and there seems to be plenty of security. And crying that you cannot work the automated ticketing kiosks??? Really? Follow the instructions on the darn screen!! Or buy your ticket at a check cashing joint!Try to ride on the Market-Frankfort Elevated in Philly and see how much better Metro light rail is...... SMDH!! read more

I love the Light Rail...finally something that really resembles a big city. I am a city gal what can I say? I remember when I first moved to AZ how horrified I was of the downtown area in general. I now live in the heart of it and am beyond happy with the direction downtown is taking. The light rail makes it just that much better. We did a pub crawl not too long ago and it was perfect, especially since they have extended the weekend hours. Taking it to Mill Ave is awesome...I never have to park down there ever again. I have seen some interesting things sure but it is public transportation and seeing as how I have been on the subway in NY, the T-Train in Boston and even the subway in Tokyo, let me tell you that the light rail happenings are pretty timid in comparison! The fact that you don't have to drive downtown if you don't want to is simply fantastic. All in all it really is the perfect addition to a growing city. **OK gave up the 5th star Abu!** read more

We stayed Downtown Phoenix and took the light rail to the Sun Devil Stadium, with a quick stop for the bars on Mill. Couldn't have been easier! No parking or traffic worries. Also didn't have to worry about having a drink. Easy, fast and trouble-free. read more

yes i'm a fan. this sleek new way of getting around sans car is exactly what phoenix has been waiting for. central phoenix is getting good and connecting the airport with mill is genius. now, can we connect south phoenix in on this too? i need help getting my s phx home to appreciate in value. thx. read more

I'm a big proponent of Light Rail. We rode on the metro L/R at inauguration once and that was it. Consensus: Half Baked at best. The coaches are nice and clean, Japanese high velocity cars plying a slow 20 mile stretch with a stop every mile w/o washroom access. Strike one! Single track with trains stopping at same stations a mile apart, instead of 'A' and 'B' trains, stopping at every other one as in odd# and even#. Strike two! 40mph not 20. Dual tracks in either direction would be a lot more efficient despite the cost, which would be recovered faster. It would command a higher fare which people don't mind paying for esp. as season pass for a more nimble system. Strike three! I could go on and on. I've lived in San Francisco (BART), New York and been on the El in Chicago. I've ridden on the San Diego system that's elevated on a portion of its stretch. This just does'nt compare....but it's a pacifier and provides a nice alternative to the routine drive or taking the bus. Problem is it's not 24 hours and the alignment of the corridor it plys only serves a small clientele. Strike four! Of course they had to run it through mid town, downtown and along the ballparks and ASU and TTL. It gives it a big town feel done in a small town way. Sure it'll be more like it ought to be, when the planned extensions are in place and ridership magically swells to record levels...but when will it connect like the Freeways are beginning to do, albeit also a bit late in the day as well. Please...I'd rather not get started on the Ultra modern buses/tandems that are running devoid of passengers for the most part. If it weren't for the driver, it would be empty. All the feasibility studies etc. are a sheer waste if, we fail to run an efficient and affordable, clean system to truly move the masses as they do in so many urban areas around the world. Don't try to reinvent the wheel, it's been done,just take it the rest of the way and learn and improve what they boast and do one better, to be a model everyone will be envious of. Try harder and Good Luck! People should drive their cars because they want to once in awhile for family outings e.g. not because they have to. Period. read more

MLR has only been and plan only to be constructed from east and west. It should also go through north and south for alluring tourists to spend more money. I would suggest it runs from the station on rural rd. to the north end of Scottsdale rd. why? Simply because Scottsdale rd. has a lot of things to do for tourists and residents. For tourists, from airport they can go to downtown Scottsdale, fashion square, highly rated hotels and resorts, many famous golf courses including TPC, casinos, kierland commons, cracker Jax, many good restaurants, hiking in the Pinnacle scenic drive area, cowboy town in Cave Creek, high desert natures, etc.....Massive impact on businesses will create more revenues and jobs. For residents, heavy traffic jam and car accidents on loop 101 (north-south bounds) could be reduced radically during rush hours. I am wondering why such a great project has not even been discussed on politicians' tables. Phoenix area is 6th largest cities in US, however our train system is way behind compared with other big metropolitan areas compared to NYC, Chicago, Houston, LA, San Fransisco. I strongly hope that a sophisticated train system will be under consideration and built as soon as possible. read more

The light rail attracts a totally different demographic than the bus system. I ride the bus occasionally, so I totally notice the difference. The light rail riders are obviously people en route to work, school, shopping, or cultural attractions. I rarely see chronically homeless people on the trains. Bike riders abound on the light rail, and I enjoy talking to other riders. The light rail ride is much more social than the bus ride, perhaps because more seats are facing one another. Or perhaps because the riders aren't all crazy homeless people. Today, my train broke down @ 24th St. We were redirected to the station that serves westbound trains, and about 10 minutes later, an eastbound train picked us up. It was really pretty painless. My only complaint is the lack of vigilance. A guy got on with an improperly-contained soft drink recently, and it exploded all over the car. It got into my bike's brakes, and they started squeaking horribly immediately. If only there were occasionally people on the platforms to put an end to the illegal cigarette smoking or in the cars to prevent spillage and litter...otherwise, I have no complaints. read more

Are you kidding me? This concept is a joke at best. I have yet to see the convenience in taking the light rail, unless you both live and work within walking distance. Connections to buses are not convenient, including the connection to the airport. What is normally a 15-minute car ride to the airport turned into a 2-hour light rail, bus, bus fiasco, with a whole lot of sitting and waiting. You can totally take the rail for free, which I bet most people do. I don't really see the point since it is basically a double-bus on tracks. It has to stop for traffic lights and never seems to get over 30mph. Lame! read more

I live on the line, go to ASU, and my work is on the line. It works well for me. My only beef is that people always sit where bikes are susposed to go, so it can be hard to commute with a bike. read more

Sometimes the rail gets way too congested. It goes a descent speed, kind of confusing to figure out how to pay for your ticket. Comes every 15 mintutes which is nice. The rail security guards have a stick up their asses. They are basically power tripping rent a cops. One time I rode the thing and wanted to catch my Cardinals game on Mill Avenue. So I swipe my card to print my ticket and the thing wouldn't work so I jumped on anyways. I had the intention of just paying on the ride home since the bar had an ATM. But two stops before Mill Avenue a rail security guard gets on and starts asking for tickets. I tell him I didn't have one so he tells me to show him my ID. I refuse and he tells me I have one of two options to either give it to him or he'll call the cops. So I get off on my stop and he tackles me from behind. And handcuffs me then digs his knee into my back fucking my back up in the process. I told him the whole time I would pay and that I was getting off to pay but he didn't care. So he writes me a 70 dollar ticket with a court date on it. I show up and he never shows, but in the end he almost breaks my back over a $1.50 fare to ride the gay light rail. I really do hope he messes with the wrong person and gets what's coming to him. read more

We took the lightrail to the airport, it was great! $1.75 pp, compared to $25 parking per day! It tooks us about an hour, we left around 11:00am, made it to the stop, a bus was waiting, and took us to our terminal. Easy-Pleasy!! read more

Overall, the light rail is a decent way to travel through Phoenix. It tends to get crowded throughout the day.

The light rail is an awesome idea, and it works. I use it almost every day to get back and forth from work. The one biggest problem and gripe though? It would seem the people running the Metro rail system is incompetent at best. I noticed that the lightrail will run three cars on an early (5am) Sunday morning, but on game day's at 5:30 pm on Sunday's they will only have two cars, making it an ordeal trying to get home from work! Three cars is adequate, but instead of that, they keep two on, on game day. It's frustrating to work a 10 hour day and then be told at the rail station that I will have to wait until the next train shows because it is overcrowded. It just adds an extra 30 minutes to my commute. Which completely negates the convenience factor of using the light rail. If I could ask the people that run the light rail system one question, it would be why they keep running an unnecessary number of cars early on a Sunday morning when absolutely no one is riding and do the opposite on a game day? One word comes to mind: Mismanagement. read more

took the train to the shuttle bus to the airport. no fuss no muss (no bags!!!) worked like a charm