McDowell/Central Avenue station

McDowell/Central Ave
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″N112°4′25.50″W / 33.46472°N 112.0737500°W / 33.46472; -112.0737500
Owned by	Valley Metro
Operated by	Valley Metro Rail
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 toward Metro Parkway B Line Roosevelt/Central Avenue toward Baseline/Central Avenue
Location

McDowell/Central Avenue station, also known as Cultural District, is a light rail station on the B Line of the Valley Metro Rail system in Uptown Phoenix, Arizona, United States. It 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

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
• 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 September 28, 2011.

External links

• Valley Metro map