North Avenue station (MARTA)

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N3
North Avenue
MARTA rapid transit station
MARTA - N3 Station.jpg
General information
Location713 West Peachtree Street NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Coordinates 33°46′18″N84°23′12″W / 33.771712°N 84.386699°W / 33.771712; -84.386699
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg MARTA Bus: 2, 50, 51, 102, 899
Aiga bus trans.svg CobbLinc
Aiga bus trans.svg Ride Gwinnett
Aiga bus trans.svg GRTA
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Architect Henri Jova [1]
Other information
Station codeN3
History
OpenedDecember 4, 1981;43 years ago (1981-12-04)
Passengers
20135,045 (avg. weekday) [2]  Steady2.svg 0%
Services
Preceding station MARTA stripes logo.svg MARTA Following station
Civic Center
toward Airport
Red Line Midtown
toward North Springs
Gold Line Midtown
toward Doraville
Location
North Avenue station (MARTA)

North Avenue is an underground subway station in southern Midtown Atlanta, GA, serving the Red and Gold lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. The station is named after the nearby North Avenue. The walls are made of white tile and painted with a mural of green hills, a blue sky, and clouds. The murals were designed by Gordon Anderson while he was a Professor of Art at Georgia State University. It is among the busiest stations in the system with an average of 15,000 boardings per weekday. The station has a direct entrance to Tower Square and is actually located in the skyscraper's basement.

Contents

It provides access to the Baltimore Block, Bank of America Plaza, Center for the Visually Impaired, Bobby Dodd Stadium, Emory University Hospital Midtown, Georgia Institute of Technology, Shakespeare Tavern, The Varsity, Rufus M. Rose House, The Fox Theatre, and the Georgian Terrace Hotel. It also provides connecting bus service to The Carter Center, the communities of Edgewood and Inman Park, Fulton County Sheriffs Headquarters and Jail, Coca-Cola headquarters, Bauder College, Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Piedmont Park and Ferst Center for the Arts.

Station layout

GStreet LevelEntrance/Exit, station house
MMezzanineFare barriers, entrance to Tower Square and 3rd Street
P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound← Red Line, Gold Line toward Airport (Civic Center)
Northbound Gold Line toward Doraville (Midtown) →
Red Line toward North Springs (Midtown) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Bus routes

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:

Connection to other transit systems

References

  1. ↑ "Saying good-bye to Henri Jova — Atlanta architect who saved Midtown". January 27, 2014. Archived from the original on April 1, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2014 Transportation Fact Book" (PDF). Atlanta Regional Commission. Retrieved January 9, 2016.


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