McDowell Road and Central Avenue (METRO Light Rail station)

Cultural District

Cultural District Station during the light rail's grand opening on December 28, 2008

Station statistics

Address

Central Avenue and McDowell Rd.
Phoenix, AZ

Lines

METRO Light Rail

Other information

Opened

27 December 2008

Accessible

Owned by

Valley Metro (Phoenix)

Services

Preceding station		Valley Metro		Following station
Central at Encanto toward Montebello Avenue (Bethany Home Road) and 19th Avenue (Christown)		Metro Light Rail		Central at Roosevelt toward Sycamore Drive (Dobson Road) and Main Street

Central at McDowell (also known as Cultural District) is a light rail station on METRO Light Rail in uptown Phoenix, Arizona, USA. 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.

1 Ridership
2 Bus connections
3 Notable places nearby
4 External links
5 References

Ridership

Weekday Rail Passengers^[1]
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

Bus connections

0, 17, 512, 570, 582, 590 ^[2]

Notable places nearby

Phoenix Art Museum
Burton Barr Central Library
Margaret T. Hance Park on the Papago Freeway Tunnel
Arizona Academy of Science
Viad Corporate Center
Arizona Street Railway Museum
Central United Methodist Church
Old Spaghetti Factory

External links

Valley Metro map

References

^ "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.
^ "Valley Metro Bus Book Online". 2008-07-28. http://www.valleymetro.org/Bus/Bus_Book_Online/. Retrieved 2008-09-01.

Phoenix Light Rail stations

Beginning in Uptown Phoenix	Montebello Avenue (Bethany Home Road) and 19th Avenue (Christown) (terminus) - 19th Avenue and Camelback Road - 7th Avenue and Camelback Road (Melrose) - Central Avenue and Camelback Road (Uptown)

Entering Midtown Phoenix	Campbell Avenue and Central Avenue (Central High) - Indian School Road and Central Avenue - Osborn Road and Central Avenue (Park Central) - Thomas Road and Central Avenue (Midtown) - Encanto Boulevard and Central Avenue (Heard Museum) - McDowell Road and Central Avenue (Library; Cultural District)

Entering Downtown Phoenix	Roosevelt Street and Central Avenue (Cathedral; Arts District) - Van Buren Street and Central Avenue and Van Buren Street and 1st Avenue (Central Station) - Washington Street and Central Avenue and Jefferson Street and 1st Avenue (City Hall) - 3rd Street and Washington Street and 3rd Street and Jefferson Street (Convention Center)

Washington Street Corridor	12th Street and Washington Street and 12th Street and Jefferson Street (Eastlake Park) - 24th Street and Washington Street and 24th Street and Jefferson Street (Hollywood Heights) - 38th Street and Washington Street (GateWay Community College) - 44th Street and Washington Street (Sky Harbor Airport) - Priest Drive and Washington Street (Papago Park) - Center Parkway and Washington Street

Crossing the Tempe Town Lake Bridge and entering Tempe	Mill Avenue and 3rd Street (Downtown Tempe) - Veterans Way and College Avenue (Sun Devil Stadium) - University Drive and Rural Road (ASU) - Dorsey Lane and Apache Boulevard - McClintock Drive and Apache Boulevard - Smith Road and Martin Road and Apache Boulevard - Price Road (Route 101) and Apache Boulevard

Entering Mesa	Sycamore Drive (Dobson Road) and Main Street (terminus)

Official route and station location map from Valley Metro