List of MARTA rail stations

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MARTA Rapid Rail
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MARTA CQ310 Gold train leaving Chamblee Station
Overview
Type rapid transit
System Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
Status operational
Locale Atlanta, Fulton and DeKalb Counties, Georgia
Termini North Springs (Red)
Doraville (Gold)
Indian Creek (Blue)
Edgewood/Candler Park (Green)
Airport (Red/Gold)
H.E. Holmes (Blue)
Bankhead (Green)
Stations 38 (Five Points, 11 North, 4 Northeast, 7 South, 9 East, 5 West, 1 Proctor Creek)
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Operation
Opened 1979 (East-West)
1981 (North-South)
Owner MARTA
Operator(s) MARTA
Technical
Line length 48 miles (77 kilometers)
Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Highest elevation elevated, underground, at-grade

MARTA's heavy rail network is composed of four service lines: the Red, Gold, Blue, and Green Lines. The Red and Gold Lines mainly run along the North-Northeast corridor, and the Blue and Green Lines run along the West-East corridor. The two corridors connect at the Five Points station and is the only station where all four lines could transfer.

Rail System

Map of the MARTA rail system

The Red and Gold lines split north of the Lindbergh Center Station (stop N6). Northbound trains are identified by their destinations (North Springs or Doraville) on electronic LCD signs on the front and sides of the train and on each car. An automated announcement system announces train destinations, connections to bus routes at each station, connections to other rail lines, and other landmarks that apply to each rail station. During daytime hours, trains from both lines service the entire trunk line (N6 to S7); all southbound trains are identified with a destination of Airport. After 8:30pm on weekdays and 8:50pm on weekends, only Doraville bound trains service N6 to S7. As a result, riders must transfer to or from a North Springs train at Lindbergh Center (N6).

The Blue and Green lines split at Ashby Station (stop W3). Trains are identified by their final destination. Trains from H.E. Holmes (W5) travel to Indian Creek Station (E9). Normally, trains originating at Bankhead Station (stop P4) travel to Edgewood/Candler Park Station (stop E4). After 8:30pm on weekdays and 8:50pm on weekends, trains originating at Bankhead Station only go so far as Vine City Station (stop W2).

MARTA switched to a color-based naming system in October 2009. Previous maps of the MARTA system use orange to label the North-South line and blue to label the East-West line. Newer maps currently appear on trains, at stations, and on the system's website to further differentiate the different branches of the North-South and East-West Corridors with different colors (North Springs/Airport-red, Doraville/Airport-gold, H.E. Holmes-Indian Creek-blue, Proctor Creek/Edgewood-green).

Many suburban stations offer designated free daily and paid long term parking in MARTA operated park and ride lots. These stations also have designated kiss ride passenger drop off parking spaces closest to the stations' entrances.

Operation

The MARTA rail system operates between approximately 5 a.m. and 1:30 a.m. Monday through Friday, and 6 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Headways per line consist of 10 minutes weekdays during rush hour and 12 minutes during midday, and 20 minutes nightly and weekends. In the case of two routes operating on the same tracks, headways decrease to 5 minutes during rush hour and 6 minutes during midday and 10 minutes on the weekends during the day. All rail lines operate 20 minutes during late night (8:30pm weekdays, 8:50pm weekends) mainly in part due to the Red Line only running from North Springs to Lindbergh Center stations; likewise with the Green Line from Bankhead to Vine City. Due to an ongoing rail system maintenance program, weekend headways are variable and may range from the normal 20 minutes to as much as 24 minutes, with the Green and Red lines occasionally being truncated all weekend. During weekends in the latter case, headways along the shared lines will increase from 10 minutes to 20 minutes[1]

Before budget cuts in 2005 affected the rail system, MARTA originally operated trains every eight minutes during the day on weekdays on each route, with the North-South Line operating on a combined four-minute headway between Lindbergh Center and Airport stations on the trunk. On Saturdays, it was every ten minutes (five minutes combined on the North-South Line trunk), and on Sundays it was every 15 minutes (7.5 minutes on the North-South Line trunk). At night, trains operated every 15 minutes.[2]

Stations

Red & Gold Lines
North SpringsParking, Ridestore
Sandy SpringsParking, Ridestore
DunwoodyParking
I-285.svg Interstate 285
DoravilleParking
Medical CenterParking
ChambleeParking
Brookhaven/OglethorpeParking
Buckhead
LenoxParking, Ridestore
Georgia 400.svg Georgia 400
Lindbergh CenterParking, Ridestore
I-85.svg Interstate 85
Arts Center
Midtown
North Avenue
Civic Center
Peachtree CenterAtlanta Streetcar Downtown Loop
Five PointsBlue & Green Lines, Ridestore
Garnett
I-20.svg Interstate 20
West EndParking
Oakland CityParking
Lakewood / Fort McPhersonParking
East PointParking
College ParkParking
I-85.svg Interstate 85
AirportRidestore
Blue & Green Lines
Indian Creek
I-285.svg Interstate 285
Kensington
Avondale
Decatur
East Lake
Edgewood / Candler Park
Inman Park / Reynoldstown
King Memorial
I-75.svgI-85.svg Downtown Connector
Georgia State
Five PointsRed & Gold Lines, Ridestore
Dome / GWCC / Philips Arena / CNN Center
Vine City
Ashby
West Lake
Bankhead
I-20.svg Interstate 20
Hamilton E. Holmes
  • † denotes a terminal station
  • Until 1994, the NE codes were plain N codes
Station Code Lines Jurisdiction Opened Station Entries/Day (2013)[3] Reference
Airport† S7           Atlanta June 18, 1988 9,173 [4]
Arts Center N5           Atlanta December 18, 1982 6,605 [5]
Ashby W3           Atlanta December 22, 1979 1,791 [6]
Avondale E7      Decatur June 30, 1979 4,327 [7]
Bankhead† P4      Atlanta December 12, 1992 1,903 [8]
Brookhaven/Oglethorpe NE8      Brookhaven December 15, 1984 2,357 [9]
Buckhead N7      Atlanta June 8, 1996 2,643 [10]
Chamblee NE9      Chamblee December 19, 1987 3,785 [11]
Civic Center N2           Atlanta December 4, 1981 2,692 [5]
College Park S6           College Park June 18, 1988 9,026 [4]
Decatur E6      Decatur June 30, 1979 3,821 [7]
Dome/GWCC/Philips Arena/CNN Center W1           Atlanta December 22, 1979 2,107 [6]
Doraville† NE10      Doraville December 12, 1992 5,521 [8]
Dunwoody N9      Dunwoody June 8, 1996 3,545 [10]
East Lake E5      Atlanta June 30, 1979 1,241 [7]
East Point S5           East Point August 16, 1986 4,571 [12]
Edgewood/Candler Park E4           Atlanta June 30, 1979 1,143 [7]
Five Points* –                     Atlanta December 22, 1979 (East–West)
December 4, 1981 (North–South)		 19,447 [7]
Garnett S1           Atlanta December 4, 1981 1,516 [5]
Georgia State E1           Atlanta June 30, 1979 4,055 [7]
H. E. Holmes† W5      Atlanta December 22, 1979 6,480 [6]
Indian Creek† E9      Stone Mountain June 26, 1993 5,612 [13]
Inman Park/Reynoldstown E3           Atlanta June 30, 1979 2,525 [7]
Kensington E8      Decatur June 26, 1993 5,950 [13]
King Memorial E2           Atlanta June 30, 1979 1,517 [7]
Lakewood/Fort McPherson S4           Atlanta December 15, 1984 2,207 [9]
Lenox NE7      Atlanta December 15, 1984 3,284 [9]
Lindbergh Center N6           Atlanta December 15, 1984 8,604 [9]
Medical Center N8      Sandy Springs June 8, 1996 1,629 [10]
Midtown N4           Atlanta December 18, 1982 5,664 [5]
North Avenue N3           Atlanta December 4, 1981 5,045 [5]
North Springs† N11      Sandy Springs December 16, 2000 6,436 [14]
Oakland City S3           Atlanta December 15, 1984 4,432 [9]
Peachtree Center N1           Atlanta September 11, 1982 7,453 [5]
Sandy Springs N10      Sandy Springs December 16, 2000 2,322 [14]
Vine City W2           Atlanta December 22, 1979 821 [6]
West End S2           Atlanta September 11, 1982 7,056 [5]
West Lake W4      Atlanta December 22, 1979 1,378 [6]

Historical timeline

This is a list of key dates which led to the formation of the MARTA stations along the established rapid rail lines.[15]

  • June 30, 1979 – MARTA's first train, the East Line, began operating between Avondale and Five Points Station. It also marked the start of MARTA's combined bus and rail service.
  • December 22, 1979 – MARTA's second train, the West Line, began operating between Hightower (H.E. Holmes) and Five Points Station.
  • September 1982 – the Peachtree Center and West End stations, along the North Line began service.
  • December 1982 – the Arts Center and Midtown stations began service.
  • December 1984 – five new stations opened: Lindbergh Center, Lenox, Brookhaven, Oakland City and Lakewood/Fort McPherson. The South Line was introduced.
  • August 1986 – the East Point Station opened, extending the South Line by about two miles. A little more than a year later, the Chamblee Station began service and served as the temporary end of the Northeast Line.
  • June 18, 1988 – the Airport Station opens, and becomes the southern terminus of the North-South Line.
  • December 12, 1992 – The Bankhead Station/Proctor Creek Line went into service.
  • December 29, 1992 – The Doraville Station opens and becomes the northern terminus of the Northeast Line.
  • June 26, 1993 – MARTA extended East Line services through Kensington to Indian Creek Station – the first time the rail line went beyond the I-285 perimeter.
  • June 8, 1996 – MARTA extended North Line services through Buckhead, Medical Center and Dunwoody Stations.
  • 1999 – MARTA announced a partnership with BellSouth to create the Lindbergh Transit Oriented Development (TOD), a live, work and play community built around a rail station and the largest multi-use development of its kind in the United States at the time.
  • December 16, 2000 – MARTA opened two new rail stations – Sandy Springs and North Springs – on the North Line.
  • October 1, 2009 – MARTA renames its lines based on colors instead of directions.
  • February 2010 – MARTA agrees to rename the Yellow Line as the Gold Line in response to outcry from members of the Doraville Asian community.[16]

Gallery

  • Marta station sign.jpg

    MARTA rail station sign

  • Airport train.jpg

    Southbound train at Civic Center (N2) Station

  • MARTA Peachtree Center over tracks.jpg

    Peachtree Center (N1) Station

  • Decatur MARTA Station platforms.jpg

    Decatur (E6) Station

  • MARTA kiss ride sign

See also

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References

  1. ↑ http://itsmarta.com/single-tracking.aspx
  2. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20010331185518/http://www.itsmarta.com/riding/rail_sch.htm
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  15. ↑ Douglas Sams. [1] Atlanta Business Chronicle, June 6, 2008
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