The Metro Light Rail runs by ASU’s Tempe campus, passing in front of Sun Devil Stadium and Wells Fargo Arena.

Light Rail takes commuters over Tempe Town Lake at dawn. Rail hours run from 4:35 a.m. to midnight.

Crowds flock to ride the rail at the Sun Devil Stadium stop during the December unveiling of the line.

The Light Rail train crosses University Drive near Manzanita Hall. Drivers and pedestrians should exercise caution around the light rail by using the crosswalks and obeying all signals.

Students take the opportunity to read and study as they travel from the ASU’s Downtown Phoenix campus to the Tempe campus. From left: Joseph Jenneford, nursing; Nica Highland, journalism; Shulamit Appel, journalism; Ciaran Steger-Hoey, mechanical engineering

A light rail train leaves the Van Buren Station to head north, past the University Center. The Metro Light Rail connects ASU’s Tempe and Downtown Phoenix campuses.

Park and Ride lots, like this one at Apache and Dorsey, are located along the eastern and western ends of the light rail line.

Shuttle buses at the 44th Street and Washington light rail station offer transportation to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.

Each light rail station has a unique display of public art or local history.

Free intercampus shuttle buses offer transportation between the Tempe, West and Polytechnic campuses.

Journalism student Natasha Karaczan takes advantage of the free Wi-Fi system offered on one of the intercampus shuttle buses.

Local Tempe Orbit and Valley Metro bus routes converge at the Tempe Transportation Center near Sun Devil Stadium.