McDowell/Central Ave (VMR station)

McDowell
Cultural District Station during the light rail's grand opening on December 28, 2008
Location	Central Avenue and McDowell Rd. Phoenix, AZ
Owned by	Valley Metro
Line(s)	Valley Metro Rail
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	27 December 2008
Services
Preceding station   VMR   Following station Encanto toward Dunlap Avenue Valley Metro Rail Roosevelt toward Mesa Drive

McDowell (also known as Cultural District) is a light rail station on Valley Metro 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.

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
• Old Spaghetti Factory

References

1. "2010 Ridership by Station" (PDF). 1-4-2011. Retrieved 2011-09-28. Check date values in: |date= (help)
2. "Valley Metro Bus Book Online". 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2008-09-01.

External links

• Valley Metro map

Coordinates: 33°27′53″N 112°4′25.50″W / 33.46472°N 112.0737500°W