title: McDowell/Central Avenue station
text: # McDowell/Central Avenue station
  
  McDowell/Central Avenue (also known as Cultural District) is a light rail station on Valley Metro Rail in uptown Phoenix, Arizona, United States. 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 :
  
  | 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 on the Papago Freeway Tunnel
  * Arizona Academy of Science
  * BMO Tower
  * Arizona Street Railway Museum
  * Old Spaghetti Factory
  