McDowell/Central Avenue station
McDowell/Central Avenue | |||||||||||
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| Valley Metro Rail light rail station | |||||||||||
 The station in December 2008 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Other names | Cultural District | ||||||||||
| Location | Central Avenue and McDowell Road, Phoenix, Arizona United States | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°27′53″N 112°4′25.50″W / 33.46472°N 112.0737500°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Valley Metro | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Valley Metro Rail | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Valley Metro Bus: 0, 17[1] | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible |  [2] | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | 10010 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | December 27, 2008 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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McDowell/Central Avenue (also known as Cultural District) is a light rail station on Valley Metro Rail in uptown Phoenix, Arizona, United States. It is the tenth stop southbound, and is located on Central Avenue south of McDowell Road, across the street from the Burton Barr Central Library and one block south of the Phoenix Art Museum.
Ridership[edit]
| Year | In | Out | Average Daily In | Average Daily Out |
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| 2009 | 375,090 | 389,216 | 1,477 | 1,532 |
| 2010 | 434,642 | 423,494 | 1,718 | 1,674 |
Notable places nearby[edit]
- Phoenix Art Museum
- Burton Barr Central Library
- Margaret T. Hance Park on the Papago Freeway Tunnel
- Arizona Academy of Science
- BMO Tower
- Phoenix Trolley Museum
- The Old Spaghetti Factory
References[edit]
- ^ "Valley Metro Rail" (PDF). Valley Metro. October 28, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^ "Accessibility". Valley Metro. 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ^ "2010 Ridership by Station" (PDF). January 4, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-28.