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N2 Civic Center | |||||||||||||||
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MARTA rapid transit station | |||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||
Location | 435 West Peachtree Street NW Atlanta, GA 30308 | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°45′59″N84°23′14″W / 33.766305°N 84.387209°W | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Connections | CobbLinc Ride Gwinnett GRTA | ||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated, Underground | ||||||||||||||
Parking | None | ||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | None | ||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
Architect | M. Garland Reynolds and Partners, Architects; Welton Becket Associate Architects [1] | ||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||
Station code | N2 | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | December 4, 1981 | ||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||
2013 | 2,692 (avg. weekday) [2] 0% | ||||||||||||||
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Civic Center station is an elevated subway station in Atlanta, Georgia, serving the Red and Gold lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It is located in Atlanta's SoNo district. This station has seen an increase of faregate totals and ridership in the past years due to the Megabus, which drops off and picks up passengers above the station. Additionally, there has been an increased interest in high-rise buildings in the area.
Civic Center station is located in SoNo, a sub-district of Downtown, with convenient access to the southern end of Midtown Atlanta. The station is named after the now-closed Atlanta Civic Center three blocks east at Piedmont Avenue NE, Centennial Hill, Emory University Hospital Midtown, Peachtree Summit and SunTrust Plaza skyscrapers to the south. Nearby tourist attractions are Centennial Olympic Park, National Center for Civil and Human Rights, The World of Coca-Cola, and The Georgia Aquarium.
S | Street Level | Entrance/Exit |
2F Platform level | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Southbound | ← Red Line, Gold Line toward Airport (Peachtree Center) | |
Northbound | Gold Line toward Doraville (North Avenue) → Red Line toward North Springs (North Avenue) → | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
1F | Underpass Level | Underpass between platforms |
G | Freeway Level | Downtown Connector |
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