Decatur (MARTA station)

Decatur
MARTA rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address 400 Church Street
Decatur, GA 30030
Lines
  Blue Line
Structure underground
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Parking None
Bicycle facilities 2 spaces
Other information
Opened June 30, 1979
Accessible
Code E6
Breeze Card Yes
Services
Preceding station   MARTA   Following station
Blue Line

Decatur is an underground Train station on the Blue Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system in the heart of Decatur, Georgia. It Serves Downtown Decatur, South Decatur, and South Dekalb. This station was opened on June 30, 1979. In 2005, a major renovation of the Church Street entrance to the station was begun that was completed in 2006. The redesign was intended to allow the station to fit in better with the stores and restaurants in the Decatur square.It has 2 tracks and side platforms that serve each track. It is one of the only stations on the Blue Line (besides those downtown) that is completely underground and takes on a city subway feel.

It provides access to Downtown Decatur-Historic Shopping and Dining District, Decatur Main Library, Dekalb County Court House, Decatur City Hall, Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur, Devry University, Holiday Inn-Decatur and the Emory-Cliff Shuttle. It Provides bus service to South Dekalb Mall, North Dekalb Mall, Agnes Scott College, Georgia Perimeter College-Decatur, Dekalb Medical Center, North Dekalb Health Center, Decatur Main Post Office, and the Veterans Administration Hospital.

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