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MARTA rapid transit station | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | 1055 DeKalb Avenue NE Atlanta, GA 30307 | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°45′27″N84°21′10″W / 33.757497°N 84.352797°W | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Connections | MARTA Bus: 4, 6, 32, 74 | |||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||
Parking | 366 spaces; Free daily parking | |||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 36 spaces | |||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Architect | Prindle, Patrick and Associates [1] | |||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||
Station code | E3 | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | June 30, 1979 | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
2013 | 2,525 (avg. weekday) [2] 7% | |||||||||||||||
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Inman Park / Reynoldstown is a train station in Atlanta, Georgia, serving the Blue Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It also serves the Green Line on weekdays, and has two side platforms and two tracks. This station opened June 30, 1979.
The station primarily serves the communities of Inman Park and Reynoldstown and is located near the Edgewood Retail District. Bus service is provided at this station to Virginia-Highland, Little Five Points, East Atlanta Village, Georgia State University (Decatur), Georgia Department of Labor, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston, Center of Disease Control (CDC), Emory University, Michael C. Carlos Museum, MTC and Emory University Hospital. 366 parking spaces are available on site.
M | Mezzanine | Crossover between street and platforms |
G Ground/ platform level | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Westbound | ← Green Line weekday service toward Bankhead (King Memorial) ← Blue Line toward Hamilton E. Holmes (King Memorial) | |
Eastbound | Green Line weekday service toward Edgewood / Candler Park (Terminus) → Blue Line toward Indian Creek (Edgewood / Candler Park) → | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right |
The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:
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