North Springs station

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North Springs
MARTA rapid transit station
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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;23 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 Red Line
Nighttime Service
Terminus
Sandy Springs
toward Airport
Red Line

North Springs is an elevated metro 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]

Station layout

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

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.

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 routes

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:

Connections to other transit systems

Georgia Regional Transportation Authority Xpress Route 400 - North Springs / Cumming Park-and-Ride [5]

Future

While North Springs has been the Red Line's northern terminus for the longest time in MARTA's history, almost 20 years as of August 2020, plans are in place to change this. The Georgia 400 Transit Initiative, or Connect 400, is a future plan to further expand the Red Line an additional 11.9 miles to the northern end of Fulton County running on or parallel to Georgia 400. [6] The current plans includes stations at Northridge Road, Holcomb Bridge Road, North Point Mall / Encore Parkway, Old Milton Parkway, and Windward Parkway. [7] The initiative is still in its early stages; it must complete its Environmental Impact Study before it can apply for Federal funding, with an estimated completion date of 2025 given optimal conditions.

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