MARTA rail

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MARTA rail
College Park MARTA Station.jpg
MARTA AnsaldoBreda CQ312 Gold train leaving College Park Station
Overview
Owner Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
Locale Atlanta, Fulton and DeKalb Counties, Georgia
Transit type Rapid transit
Line number
Number of stations38 (Five Points, 11 North, 4 Northeast, 7 South, 9 East, 5 West, 1 Proctor Creek)
Daily ridership90,500 (weekdays, Q3 2024) [1]
Annual ridership31,110,300 (2023) [2]
Operation
Began operation
  • 1979 (East-West)
  • 1981 (North-South)
CharacterElevated, underground, at-grade
Technical
System length48 mi (77 km)
Track gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification Third rail,  750 V DC
System map
MARTA rail
MARTA rail map (simplified).svg
  Red  
North Springs
N11
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Sandy Springs
N10
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NE10
Doraville
  Gold  
Dunwoody
N9
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NE9
Chamblee
Medical Center
N8
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NE8
Brookhaven
Buckhead
N7
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NE7
Lenox
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  Blue  
H.E. Holmes
W5
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N6
Lindbergh Center
West Lake
W4
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N5
Arts Center
  Green  
Bankhead
P4
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N4
Midtown
Ashby
W3
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N3
North Avenue
Vine City
W2
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N2
Civic Center
GWCC/​CNN Center
W1
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N1
Peachtree
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Five Points
Garnett
S1
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E1
Georgia State
West End
S2
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E2
King Memorial
Oakland City
S3
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E3
Inman Park/​Reynoldstown
Lakewood/​Fort McPherson
S4
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E4
Edgewood/​Candler Park
  Green  
East Point
S5
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BSicon utBHFa@f.svg
E5
East Lake
College Park
S6
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E6
Decatur
  Red    Gold  
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S7
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E7
Avondale
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E8
Kensington
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E9
Indian Creek
  Blue  

The MARTA rail network, a component of the MARTA transit system in Metro Atlanta, has four service lines: the Red, Gold, Blue, and Green lines. The Red and Gold lines mainly run along the North-Northeast corridor, and the Blue and Green Lines run along the West-East corridor. The two corridors connect at the Five Points station, which is the only station where transfers are possible between all four lines. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 31,110,300, or about 90,500 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.

Contents

Rail system

All trains are identified by their destinations, and an automated announcement system announces train destinations, bus and other transit connections, and landmarks that are at or near each rail station.

Each station also has a secondary designation that provides the cardinal direction (typically north, south, east, or west) and relative distance from the central Five Points station. For instance, Lindbergh Center is the sixth station from Five Points traveling north, and has the secondary designation (N6). Northeast of Lindbergh Center on the Gold Line, stations are designated with NE while continuing the numbering, so Lenox is (NE7). Similarly, Bankhead is on a branch from the main east-west trunk and is designated (P4), [3] a legacy of the original Proctor Creek name for the Green Line. [4]

During daytime hours, trains on the Red and Gold lines service the entire north-south trunk line and split north of Lindbergh Center (N6). All MARTA trains are identified with a destination on electronic LCD signs on the front and sides of the train and on each car. After 9pm, the Red Line is short-turned and runs as a shuttle between North Springs (N11) and Lindbergh Center (N6), connecting to the Gold Line at Lindbergh Center. [5] The connection is scheduled, with southbound Red trains arriving at Lindbergh Center just before Gold trains continuing southbound, and in reverse, northbound Gold trains arrive at Lindbergh just before Red trains leave northbound.

Blue and Green lines service the east-west trunk line together between Ashby (W3) and Edgewood–Candler Park (E4). At Ashby, Blue Line service continues to H.E. Holmes (W5) while Green Line trains divert to Bankhead Station (P4). Green Line service terminates at Edgewood–Candler Park, while the Blue Line continues east to Indian Creek. After 9pm, Green Line service is short-turned and operates as a shuttle between Bankhead (P4) and Vine City (stop W2). On weekends before 9pm, Green Line service is short-turned at King Memorial (stop E2). [5]

Older system maps used orange to denote the North-South line and blue for the East-West line, including the Northeast and Proctor Creek branches. [6] Lines were identified by the direction of travel and/or terminals. [4] [7] MARTA switched to a color-based route naming system in October 2009, so the Proctor Creek or Bankhead-Edgewood line became the Green Line, for example. [8] The former Northeast line that served Doraville, known as the "heart of Atlanta's Asian community", was initially named the Yellow Line, which Asian-Americans found derogatory. [9] It was renamed to the Gold Line in 2010 in response to the complaints. [10]

Many suburban stations offer designated free daily and paid long term parking in MARTA-operated park and ride lots. [11] These stations also have designated kiss and ride passenger drop off parking spaces closest to the stations' entrances.

Operation

The MARTA rail system operates between approximately 4:45 a.m. and 1 a.m. Monday through Friday, and 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays. [12]

System headways (December 2024) [12] [13]
PeriodHeadway
(min.)
WeekdayDaytime
(6 AM – 7 PM)
10
(non-rush)12
Nights
(9 PM+)
20
Weekends20

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Atlanta, train headways were reduced to 15 minute intervals between trains during most weekday hours and 20 minutes at other times. [14] In August 2023, MARTA announced that frequencies would increase to every 12 minutes on all rail lines between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Following the increase, headways would be every 6 minutes along the interlined portion of the network. [15] In December 2024, they announced that frequencies would increase again back to their pre-pandemic headways of every 10 minutes between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. and 7 p.m and every 12 minutes during off-peak hours on weekdays. [13]

Historical system headways
PeriodHeadway (min.)
1979–20052005–2020
WeekdayRush
(6–9 AM & 3–7 PM)
810
Non-rush12
Nights
(9 PM+)
1520
Weekends10/1520

Originally, MARTA operated trains every eight minutes during the day on weekdays on each route. When two routes operated on the same tracks, the effective headway was cut in half, and the North-South Line operated on a combined four-minute headway between Lindbergh Center and Airport stations on the trunk. On Saturdays, it was every ten minutes (five minutes combined on the North-South Line trunk), and on Sundays it was every 15 minutes (7.5 minutes on the North-South Line trunk). At night, trains operated every 15 minutes. [16]

After budget cuts in 2005 affected the rail system, headways were increased by 25–50% to 10 minutes weekdays during rush hour and 12 minutes during midday, and 20 minutes nightly and weekends. For combined service, headways decrease to 5 minutes during rush hour and 6 minutes during midday and 10 minutes on the weekends during the day. All rail lines operate 20 minutes during late night (8:30pm weekdays, 8:50pm weekends) as the Red Line was short-turned and only ran from North Springs to Lindbergh Center; likewise the Green Line was short turned and operated from Bankhead to Vine City. Due to ongoing rail system maintenance, weekend headways were variable and could range from the normal 20 minutes to as much as 24 minutes, with the Green and Red lines occasionally being truncated all weekend. During weekends in the latter case, headways along the shared lines will increase from 10 minutes to 20 minutes. [17]

Stations

StationCodeLinesJurisdictionStructureOpenedEntries/day
(2013) [18]
Ref.
AirportS7   College Park ElevatedJune 18, 19889,173 [19]
Arts Center N5   Atlanta UndergroundDecember 18, 19826,605 [20]
Ashby W3   Atlanta UndergroundDecember 22, 19791,791 [21]
Avondale E7  Decatur At-gradeJune 30, 19794,327 [22]
BankheadP4  Atlanta ElevatedDecember 12, 19921,903 [23]
Brookhaven/Oglethorpe NE8  Brookhaven ElevatedDecember 15, 19842,357 [24]
Buckhead N7  Atlanta At-gradeJune 8, 19962,643 [25]
Chamblee NE9  Chamblee ElevatedDecember 19, 19873,785 [26]
Civic Center N2   Atlanta Underground, elevatedDecember 4, 19812,692 [20]
College Park S6   College Park Open-cutJune 18, 19889,026 [19]
Decatur E6  Decatur UndergroundJune 30, 19793,821 [22]
GWCC/CNN Center W1   Atlanta At gradeDecember 22, 19792,107 [21]
DoravilleNE10  Doraville ElevatedDecember 12, 19925,521 [23]
Dunwoody N9  Dunwoody ElevatedJune 8, 19963,545 [25]
East Lake E5  Atlanta/ Decatur At-gradeJune 30, 19791,241 [22]
East Point S5   East Point Open-cutAugust 16, 19864,571 [27]
Edgewood/Candler Park E4   Atlanta ElevatedJune 30, 19791,143 [22]
Five Points*0   Atlanta UndergroundDecember 4, 198119,447 [22]
  At-gradeDecember 22, 1979
Garnett S1   Atlanta ElevatedDecember 4, 19811,516 [20]
Georgia State E1   Atlanta ElevatedJune 30, 19794,055 [22]
H. E. HolmesW5  Atlanta ElevatedDecember 22, 19796,480 [21]
Indian CreekE9 Unincorporated DeKalb County At-gradeJune 26, 19935,612 [28]
Inman Park/Reynoldstown E3   Atlanta At-gradeJune 30, 19792,525 [22]
Kensington E8 Unincorporated DeKalb County At-gradeJune 26, 19935,950 [28]
King Memorial E2   Atlanta ElevatedJune 30, 19791,517 [22]
Lakewood/Fort McPherson S4   Atlanta / East Point EmbankmentDecember 15, 19842,207 [24]
Lenox NE7  Atlanta UndergroundDecember 15, 19843,284 [24]
Lindbergh Center N6   Atlanta Open-cutDecember 15, 19848,604 [24]
Medical Center N8  Sandy Springs At-gradeJune 8, 19961,629 [25]
Midtown N4   Atlanta UndergroundDecember 18, 19825,664 [20]
North Avenue N3   Atlanta UndergroundDecember 4, 19815,045 [20]
North SpringsN11  Sandy Springs ElevatedDecember 16, 20006,436 [29]
Oakland City S3   Atlanta EmbankmentDecember 15, 19844,432 [24]
Peachtree Center N1   Atlanta UndergroundSeptember 11, 19827,453 [20]
Sandy Springs N10  Sandy Springs UndergroundDecember 16, 20002,322 [29]
Vine City W2   Atlanta At-gradeDecember 22, 1979821 [21]
West End S2   Atlanta ElevatedSeptember 11, 19827,056 [20]
West Lake W4  Atlanta At-gradeDecember 22, 19791,378 [21]

Rolling stock

MARTA currently operates a total of 312 married pair rail cars which can operate at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour (110 km/h). The trains are powered by an electrified third rail and can be operated in any combination from two to eight rail cars, [30] with six cars being the normal length for the Blue, Red and Gold rail lines, and two cars for the Green line (due to the shorter platform at Bankhead).

MARTA rail fleet
TypeManufacturerImageFleet #YearsQuantity builtConstructedIn serviceTraction motorsNotes
CQ310 Société Franco-Belge CQ310 switching tracks.jpg 101–2001979–1981981976–198094 Adtranz/Bombardier MITRAC 1508C [a] 111/112 converted to a work unit. 101 and 102 unpaired with unknown fate. 103/104 scrapped after 2019 derailment.
501–520200All single units. Cars retired in 2006 and stored at Avondale Yard until 2023. Currently in the process of disposal in preparation for delivery of CQ400 pilot cars. Units 509 and 510 preserved by the Southeastern Railway Museum [31] and the Trolley Museum of New York, [32] respectively. Some of the cars were dumped into the Atlantic Ocean for use as an artificial reef. [33]
CQ311 Hitachi Rebuilt Hitachi CQ311 Entering Kensington MARTA Station.jpg 201–3201984–19881201982–1985118All units received life extension work from Kinki Sharyo. [34] 2 units scrapped after damage from an incident.
CQ312 AnsaldoBreda [35] Marta Rail Breda.jpg 601–664, 667–7022001–20051001998–200098 [36] Ordered from Breda before creation of AnsaldoBreda. Cars 665/666 purposely numbered 701/702 due to negative connotations with 666. Units 601/602 were retired in 2023 due to mechanical issues and were reefed later that year in December. [37] [38]
CQ400 Stadler Rail Stadler Metro train for MARTA.jpg TBA2025–254 on order + 100 options [39] 2020–present0TBACurrently on order. Scheduled to enter service in 2025. Will gradually replace all current rail cars.

In 2002, Alstom was contracted by MARTA to overhaul 98 CQ310 cars and all 120 CQ311 cars as part of a $246m refurbishment contract. [40] The rehabilitated cars feature upgraded passenger amenities and upgraded propulsion and train control hardware. The first rehabilitated cars began service on March 12, 2006. The rehabilitation was completed on February 23, 2009. [41]

In 2011, Alstom was awarded an additional $117 million 5-year contract with MARTA to upgrade its train control and SCADA systems. [42] The new technology is designed to provide MARTA's rail team with more efficient operations, better communication between trains and stations, enhanced monitoring capabilities, quicker response times, and reduced maintenance costs. [43] Included in the project is an upgrade for all 318 rail cars to install an enhanced Fault Identification and Monitoring System (FIMS) and full color driver's display built by Quester Tangent. [44] The new systems passed "mini fleet" testing in 2015.

On December 1, 2017, MARTA posted a notice of intent to award a $146 million contract for the "Rail Car Life Extension Program" to Kinki Sharyo International LLC. On January 26, 2018, Kinki Sharyo signed the $146 million rail car refurbishment contract. The work starts with 118 cars, with 94 more options. [45] [46]

On March 29, 2019, Stadler Rail was awarded the contract to manufacture up to 354 new CQ400 rail cars for MARTA. These cars, which will enter into service in 2025, will replace the entire fleet of CQ310, CQ311, and CQ312 trains and provide expansion to the rail fleet. [47] [48] [49]

Historical timeline

This is a list of key dates which led to the formation of the MARTA stations along the established rapid rail lines. [50]

See also

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Notes

  1. 3-phase AC induction motors with PWM 2-level IGBT–VVVF inverters. Continuous rating is 150 hp (110 kW).

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