Chamblee station

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NE9
Chamblee
MARTA rapid transit station
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General information
Location5200 New Peachtree Road
Chamblee, GA 30341
Coordinates 33°53′13″N84°18′26″W / 33.88694°N 84.30722°W / 33.88694; -84.30722
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg MARTA Bus: 19, 47, 103, 126, 132, 825
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking1,713 daily parking spaces
Bicycle facilities6 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeNE9
History
OpenedDecember 19, 1987;36 years ago (1987-12-19)
Services
Preceding station MARTA stripes logo.svg MARTA Following station
Brookhaven/​Oglethorpe
toward Airport
Gold Line Doraville
Terminus
Location
Chamblee station

Chamblee is a subway station in Chamblee, Georgia, serving the Gold Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. The station is bounded by New Peachtree Road on the East, Peachtree Road on the West and Chamblee Tucker road to the South. Chamblee Dunwoody Road is approximately ¼ mile to the north. A multi use trail has been completed between Keswick Park and Chamblee Tucker Road; this trail crosses under Peachtree Industrial Boulevard at Clairmont Road and ends at the Wal-Mart Shopping Center just southeast of the station. Chamblee has plans to connect this multi use trail at Keswick Park to an existing PATH trail that runs near Ashford Dunwoody Road between Blackburn Park and Murphey Candler Park. This station provides access to DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, Interactive College of Technology, Chamblee City Hall, and connecting bus service to Northlake Mall, Georgia State University (Dunwoody Campus), Peachford Hospital, Mercer University, Strayer University, North DeKalb Health Center, and the Veterans Administration Hospital.

Contents

Station layout

P
Platform level
WestboundGold Line toward Airport (Brookhaven/Oglethorpe)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound Gold Line toward Doraville (Terminus)
GStreet LevelEntrance/Exit, station house

Parking

Chamblee has 1,713 daily parking spaces available for MARTA users which are located in paved parking lots. Long term parking is prohibited, as the paved parking lots are not owned by MARTA.

Bus routes

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:

East bus bays

2013 MARTA Xcelsior XN40 1410 on the 132 Bus at Chamblee Station. MARTA Xcelsior on the 132 Bus at Chamblee station IMG 4113.JPG
2013 MARTA Xcelsior XN40 1410 on the 132 Bus at Chamblee Station.

West bus bays

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