Encanto/Central Ave | |||||||||||
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Valley Metro Rail light rail station | |||||||||||
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Other names | Heard Museum | ||||||||||
Location | Central Avenue and Encanto Boulevard, Phoenix, Arizona United States | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°28′25″N112°4′25.50″W / 33.47361°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 [1] | ||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
Accessible | [2] | ||||||||||
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Station code | 10009 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | December 27, 2008 | ||||||||||
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Encanto/Central Avenue (also known as Heard Museum) is a light rail station on Valley Metro Rail in uptown Phoenix, Arizona, United States. It is the ninth stop southbound and the twenty-first stop northbound on the initial 20 mile starter line. The station is located on Central Avenue north of Encanto Boulevard directly in front of the Tapestry on Central condominium complex. The Heard Museum is located across the street from this station.
The Central/Encanto station features art by Jamex & Einar de la Torre from San Diego, California. [3]
Year | In | Out | Average Daily In | Average Daily Out |
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2009 | 122,26 | 116,284 | 481 | 458 |
2010 | 123,68 | 122,184 | 489 | 483 |
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