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MARTA rapid transit station | |||||||||||||||||
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Location | 1475 DeKalb Avenue NE Atlanta, GA 30307 | ||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°45′43″N84°20′22″W / 33.762001°N 84.339579°W | ||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Connections | MARTA Bus: 24, 102 | ||||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||
Parking | 679 spaces | ||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 18 spaces | ||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
Architect | Mayes, Sudderth, Etheredge, Connell [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||||
Station code | E4 | ||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||
Opened | June 30, 1979 | ||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||
2013 | 1,143 (avg. weekday) [2] 3% | ||||||||||||||||
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Edgewood / Candler Park is a train station in Atlanta, Georgia, on the Blue Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. Currently, the station also serves as the terminus of the Green Line on weekdays. On weekends, Green Line service instead terminates two stops to the west at King Memorial. The station opened on June 30, 1979.
This station was proposed to be the final connecting point between the Eastbound Train (now known as Blue Line) and Proctor Creek Lines (now Green Line) before it shifted toward North Central DeKalb. Two stations for that area were planned: Emory and Druid Hills, respectively, before they were ultimately canceled. An additional station was planned on the Green Line to end at Perry Homes on the Western side, but ultimately, only Bankhead was built. The station was built to handle the separation of the rail lines and to handle people transferring between trains.
It mainly serves the communities of Edgewood, Kirkwood, and Candler Park. Bus service is provided to Villages of East Lake, Edgewood Retail District, Ponce City Market, Little Five Points and Downtown Kirkwood
M | Mezzanine | Crossover between street and platforms |
P Platform level | Westbound | ← Green Line weekday service toward Bankhead (Inman Park / Reynoldstown) ← Blue Line toward Hamilton E. Holmes (Inman Park / Reynoldstown) |
Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Eastbound | Green Line weekday termination track → Green Line limited service toward Avondale (Terminus) → Blue Line toward Indian Creek (East Lake) → | |
G | Street Level | Exit/Entrance |
The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:
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