Encanto/Central Avenue | |||||||||||
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| Valley Metro Rail light rail station | |||||||||||
 The station in December 2008 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Other names | Heard Museum | ||||||||||
| Location | Central Avenue and Encanto Boulevard, Phoenix, Arizona United States | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°28′25″N 112°4′25.50″W / 33.47361°N 112.0737500°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Valley Metro | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Valley Metro Rail | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Valley Metro Bus: 0[1] | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible |  [2] | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | 10009 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | December 27, 2008 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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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.
Station art
The Central/Encanto station features art by Jamex & Einar de la Torre from San Diego, California.[3]
Ridership
| Year | In | Out | Average Daily In | Average Daily Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 122,26 | 116,284 | 481 | 458 |
| 2010 | 123,68 | 122,184 | 489 | 483 |
Notable places nearby
- Heard Museum
- U.S. Federal Building
- St. Mary's High School
- Monterey Park
- Willo Historic District
References
- ↑ "Valley Metro Rail" (PDF). Valley Metro. October 28, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ↑ "Accessibility". Valley Metro. 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "2010 Ridership by Station" (PDF). January 4, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
External links
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