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MARTA rapid transit station | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | 915 East Ponce de Leon Avenue Decatur, Georgia 30030 United States | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°46′31″N84°16′55″W / 33.775277°N 84.281903°W | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Connections | MARTA Bus: 75, 114, 117, 120 | |||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||
Parking | 823 spaces; Daily parking | |||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Station code | E7 | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | June 30, 1979 | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
2013 | 4,327 (avg. weekday) [1] 5% | |||||||||||||||
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Avondale is a train station in Decatur, Georgia. It is on the Blue Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. The station is at-grade and has two island platforms, one for each direction. The center two tracks are not normally used for through service. Because of these middle tracks, it is not uncommon for trains to be bound for Avondale, having passengers change trains at Avondale. A limited number of Green Line trains originate and terminate at Avondale rather than at their normal terminus at Edgewood / Candler Park, though these trains bypass East Lake and Decatur. [2]
Green Line service is expected to be extended to Avondale full-time when the platform at Bankhead station is expanded to accommodate 8-car trains, in order to increase service on the East-West trunk line. [3]
This station opened on June 30, 1979; this was the original eastern terminus of the Blue Line. This station has parking (823 spaces) available on E. College Avenue.
This station mainly serves Avondale Estates (although technically not located in the city limits) and Decatur Heights, as well as The City of Clarkston and The City of Tucker and Communities in: Scottdale, Northlake & North Decatur.
Bus service is provided at this station to Clifton Springs Health Center, GRTA/Panola Park & Ride, DeKalb Lou Walker Senior Center, North DeKalb DeKalb Mall, DeKalb Farmers Market, Avondale Estates, Tucker, City of Clarkson, Mountain Industrial Business District, DeKalb Veterans Administration Clinic and DeKalb County Department of Family and Children Services Center (DFACS).
East of the station is Avondale Yard, a train yard used to service, clean, store, and test the fleet of rolling stock it services. Adjacent to the yard is Laredo Bus Facility.
M | Mezzanine | Crossover between street and platforms |
G Ground/ platform level | Westbound | ← Blue Line toward H. E. Holmes (Decatur) |
Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Westbound | ← Green Line limited service toward Bankhead (Edgewood/Candler Park) | |
Eastbound | Green Line limited service termination track → Blue Line limited service toward Indian Creek (Terminus) → | |
Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Eastbound | Blue Line toward Indian Creek (Kensington) → |
Avondale station is a proposed terminus for rapid transit along the Clifton Corridor, a proposed public transportation corridor stretching from Lindbergh Center eastwards, following the existing CSX rail corridor to Emory University, with possible continuation along the northern edge of Decatur via Suburban Plaza on N. Decatur Rd. and on to Avondale. Bus, light rail and heavy rail rapid-transit options are under consideration. [4]
The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:
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