title: Priest Drive/Washington station
text: # Priest Drive/Washington station
  
  Priest Drive/Washington (also known as Papago Park Center) is a light rail station on Valley Metro Rail in Tempe, Arizona, United States. It is the tenth stop westbound and the nineteenth stop eastbound on the initial 20-mile (32 km) starter line. Eastbound trains start their service from this station in morning.
  
  ## Ridership
  
  Weekday Rail Passengers :
  
  | Year | In | Out | Average Daily In | Average Daily Out |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2009 | 257,346 | 250,432 | 1,013 | 986 |
  | 2010 | 350,647 | 342,875 | 1,386 | 1,355 |
  
  ## Notable places nearby
  
  * Papago Park
  * Phoenix Zoo
  * Desert Botanical Garden
  * Phoenix Municipal Stadium
  