Encanto/Central Avenue station

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Encanto/Central Avenue
Valley Metro Rail light rail station
METRO Light Rail Heard Museum Station.jpg
The station in December 2008
General information
Other namesHeard Museum
LocationCentral Avenue and Encanto Boulevard, Phoenix, Arizona
United States
Coordinates 33°28′25″N112°4′25.50″W / 33.47361°N 112.0737500°W / 33.47361; -112.0737500
Owned by Valley Metro
Operated by Valley Metro Rail
Line(s) Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg Valley Metro Bus: 0 [1]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Accessible Wheelchair symbol.svg [2]
Other information
Station code 10009
History
OpenedDecember 27, 2008 (2008-12-27)
Services
Preceding station Valley Metro logo simplified.svg Valley Metro Following station
Thomas/Central Avenue
towards Metro Parkway
Valley Metro Rail McDowell/Central Avenue

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.

Contents

Station art

The Central/Encanto station features art by Jamex & Einar de la Torre from San Diego, California. [3]

Ridership

Weekday Rail Passengers [4]
YearInOutAverage Daily InAverage Daily Out
2009122,26116,284481458
2010123,68122,184489483

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References

  1. "Valley Metro Rail" (PDF). Valley Metro. October 28, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  2. "Accessibility". Valley Metro. 2015. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  3. http://www.valleymetro.org/METRO_light_rail/How_to_Ride/Stations/Encanto%20and%20Central.htm Archived 2007-05-03 at the Wayback Machine , retrieved 8 December 2006
  4. "2010 Ridership by Station" (PDF). January 4, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2011-09-28.