McDowell/Central Avenue station

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.

McDowell/Central Avenue
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 / 33.46472; -112.0737500
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 (2008-12-27)
Services
Preceding station Valley Metro Following station Encanto/Central Avenue towards Metro Parkway Valley Metro Rail Roosevelt/Central Avenue towards Gilbert Road/Main Street

Ridership

Weekday Rail Passengers^[3]

Year	In	Out	Average Daily In	Average Daily Out
2009	375,090	389,216	1,477	1,532
2010	434,642	423,494	1,718	1,674

Notable places nearby

• 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

1. "Valley Metro Rail" (PDF). Valley Metro. October 28, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
2. "Accessibility". Valley Metro. 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
3. "2010 Ridership by Station" (PDF). January 4, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-28.

External links

• Valley Metro map