title: Jefferson/1st Avenue and Washington/Central Avenue stations
text: # Jefferson/1st Avenue and Washington/Central Avenue stations
  
  Jefferson/1st Avenue station and Washington/Central Avenue station, also collectively known as Downtown Phoenix and City Hall, is a pair of light rail stations on the Valley Metro Rail in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. It is the sixteenth stop westbound and the thirteenth stop eastbound on the initial 20-mile (32 km) starter line. This station is split between two platforms, the northbound platform on Central Avenue at Washington Street and the southbound on 1st Avenue at Jefferson Street, approximately 800 feet (240 m) apart.
  
  ## Ridership
  
  Weekday Rail Passengers :
  
  | Year | In | Out | Average Daily In | Average Daily Out |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2009 | 444,401 | 488,520 | 1,750 | 1,923 |
  | 2010 | 452,638 | 453,667 | 1,789 | 1,793 |
  
  ## Notable places nearby
  
  * Phoenix City Hall
  * Cityscape
  * Orpheum Theatre
  * Arizona Financial Theatre
  * Phoenix Union Station
  