North Springs station

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North Springs
Marta north springs.jpg
View of the station from the parking garage
General information
Location7010 Peachtree Dunwoody Road
Sandy Springs, Georgia 30328
Coordinates 33°56′40″N84°21′22″W / 33.944552°N 84.356206°W / 33.944552; -84.356206
Owned by MARTA
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg MARTA Bus: 85, 87, 140, 141, 143, 185, GRTA Xpress
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking2,325 spaces
Bicycle facilities14 spaces
AccessibleYES
Other information
Station codeN11
History
OpenedDecember 16, 2000;25 years ago (2000-12-16)
Passengers
20136,436 (avg. weekday) [1]  Increase2.svg 2%
Services
Preceding station MARTA stripes logo.svg MARTA Following station
Sandy Springs
toward Lindbergh Center
Red Line
Nighttime Service
Terminus
Sandy Springs
toward Airport
Red Line
Location
North Springs station

North Springs is an elevated subway station in Sandy Springs, Georgia, and the northern terminus for the Red Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. North Springs is primarily a commuter station for Atlanta workers and university students, featuring a large parking deck and direct access on and off State Route 400, a major highway for commuters, so that drivers can avoid surface roads. North Springs attracts commuters from Roswell, Alpharetta and other towns north on State Route 400. As the northern terminus, this station is a hub for buses that continue on north, with connecting bus services to Sandy Springs, the city of Alpharetta, North Point Mall, the city of Roswell, the Ameris Bank Amphitheatre at Encore Park, the Mansell Road and Windward Parkway park-and-rides, and even as far north as the city of Milton. This station also provides bus assistance from North Springs High School via MARTA bus route 87.

Contents

In addition to its direct exit from southbound Georgia 400 and a direct entrance to northbound Georgia 400, there is also a surface street entrance for nearby residents off Peachtree Dunwoody Road NE. Commuters who enter the station from Georgia 400 south must exit the station via Georgia 400 north, and local commuters entering from Peachtree Dunwoody Road must exit to Peachtree Dunwoody Road.

Furthermore, North Springs features a Zipcar, bicycle racks for up to 14 bikes, [2] and one of only two human cashiers, the other being at Sandy Springs. [3]

History

Both North Springs and Sandy Springs stations were opened on December 16, 2000 [4] as part of MARTA's most recent expansion, adding two more stations north of Dunwoody. In 2013, MARTA studied expending the Red Line further north along Georgia 400 to Windward Parkway. [5] The project was effectively cancelled in 2016 when the Georgia Senate rejected bills permitting a sales tax funding it. [6]

Station layout

P
Platform level		Southbound← Red Line toward Airport (nights toward Lindbergh Center) (Sandy Springs)
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
Southbound← Red Line toward Airport (nights toward Lindbergh Center) (Sandy Springs)
GStreet LevelEntrance/Exit, station house

Parking

North Springs has 2,325 daily and long term parking spaces available for MARTA users which are located in one parking deck. [2] A pedestrian bridge, on the fifth floor, connects the parking deck to nearby apartment complex at Peachtree Dunwoody Ct.

Bus service

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:

References

  1. ↑ "2014 Transportation Fact Book" (PDF). Atlanta Regional Commission. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "North Springs". itsmarta. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Fare Finder". itsmarta. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  4. ↑ "MARTA North Springs Station Video". YouTube. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Archived from the original on December 22, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ "September 26, 2013 Presentation" (PDF). MARTA Ga 400 Corridor Presentations. MARTA. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  6. ↑ Williams, Ross (February 26, 2016). "MARTA rail expansion will not pass Senate". Alpharetta Neighbor. Retrieved October 1, 2025– via NewsBank.
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