Encanto Boulevard and Central Avenue (METRO Light Rail station)

Heard Museum Station

Heard Museum Station during the light rail's grand opening on December 28, 2008
Station statistics
Address Central Avenue and Encanto Boulevard
Phoenix, AZ
Other information
Owned by Valley Metro (Phoenix)
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Preceding station   Valley Metro   Following station
Metro Light Rail

Encanto Boulevard and Central Avenue (also known as Heard Museum) is a light rail station on METRO Light Rail in uptown Phoenix, Arizona, USA. 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.[1]

Ridership

Weekday Rail Passengers[2]
Year In Out Average Daily In Average Daily Out
2009 122,26 116,284 481 458
2010 123,68 122,184 489 483

Bus connections

Notable places nearby

References

  1. ^ http://www.valleymetro.org/METRO_light_rail/How_to_Ride/Stations/Encanto%20and%20Central.htm, retrieved 8 December 2006
  2. ^ "2010 Ridership by Station". 1-4-2011. http://www.valleymetro.org/images/uploads/lightrail_publications/METRO-Weekday-Rail-Passengers-by-Station-2010.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-28. 
  3. ^ "Valley Metro Bus Book Online". 2008-07-28. http://www.valleymetro.org/Bus/Bus_Book_Online/. Retrieved 2008-09-01. 

External links

Official route and station location map from Valley Metro