Sandy Springs (MARTA station)

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Sandy Springs MARTA rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	1101 Mount Vernon Hwy Sandy Springs, GA 30338
Coordinates	33°55′59″N 84°21′07″W / 33.933035, -84.352019
Lines	North-South Line
Connections	GRTA, PTC shuttles
Structure	Underground
Tracks	2
Parking	Daily is free, overnight is US$4 per day
Other information
Opened	December 16, 2000
Accessible
Code	N10
Services
Preceding station   MARTA   Following station Dunwoody toward Airport North-South Line North Springs Terminus

Sandy Springs is a below-ground train station in the MARTA rail system. It serves the Perimeter Center area, including high-rise office parks near Georgia 400 and Abernathy Road, north of Perimeter Mall and within the recently-incorporated city of Sandy Springs. The Art Institute of Atlanta is also located near this station. As of April 2006, 2,211 daily fares were collected at the gates.

It is adjacent to a large shopping complex that includes a multiplex movie theater, the only MARTA station to have one so close.

[edit] Parking

Sandy Springs has 1,170 daily and long-term parking spaces available for MARTA users which are located in one parking deck. Daily parking (less than 24 hours) is free; long-term parking is charged at US$4 per day, including the first day.

[edit] See also

• Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

[edit] External links

• MARTA station page
• nycsubway.org Atlanta page

• Sandy Springs (MARTA station) is at coordinates 33°55′59″N 84°21′07″W / 33.933035, -84.352019 (Sandy Springs (MARTA station))Coordinates: 33°55′59″N 84°21′07″W / 33.933035, -84.352019 (Sandy Springs (MARTA station))