Kensington (MARTA station)
| Kensington MARTA rapid transit station | |||||||||||
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| Address |
3350 Kensington Road Decatur, GA 30032 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°46′22″N 84°15′07″W / 33.772664°N 84.251937°WCoordinates: 33°46′22″N 84°15′07″W / 33.772664°N 84.251937°W | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Parking | Daily is free, overnight is US$4 per day | ||||||||||
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| Opened | June 26, 1993 | ||||||||||
| Accessible |
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| Station code | E8 | ||||||||||
| Breeze Card | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2007) | 3.358 million[1] | ||||||||||
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Kensington is an at-grade train station on the Blue Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system that serves a central part of DeKalb County, Georgia. It has one island platform with 1 track on each side. This station opened on June 26, 1993.
Kensington is mainly a Park&Ride train station for commuters who take advantage of the 1,946 parking spaces available on site and ride into Atlanta. Long-term parking is available and is compensated at a flat rate fare per day. This station mainly serves Decatur's unincorporated communities; as well as communities in Stone Mountain-Tucker.
Bus Service is provide at this station to: Dekalb County Sheriffs Headquarters and Jail, The City of Stone Mountain, Georgia Piedmont Technical College (Formerly known as Dekalb Technical College), Georgia Department of Labor, GRTA/Panola Park&Ride, Memorial Drive Park&Ride, and Dekalb Lou Walker Senior Center. Transfers to the Emory Cliff Shuttle's Oxford route is also available.
Bus Rapid Transit is provided at this station to points along Memorial Drive:
- 520 (Limited) - Memorial Drive / N. Hairston Rd (This Route will be renamed as Route 121L by August 24, 2013)
- 521 (Express) - Memorial Drive / Memorial Dr. Park & Ride (This Route will be discontinued by August 24, 2013)
Station layout
| G | Street Level | Entrance/Exit, station house |
| G Ground/ platform level |
Westbound | ← Blue Line toward Hamilton E. Holmes (Avondale) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Eastbound | → Blue Line toward Indian Creek (Terminus) → | |
Buses at this station
- Route 9 - Toney Valley / Peachcrest Road
- Route 21 - Memorial Drive
- Route 107 - Glenwood Road
- Route 117 - Rockbridge Road / Panola Road
- Route 119 - Kensington / Hairston Road
- Route 121 - Stone Mountain / Memorial Drive (Atlanta)
- Route 121L - Stone Mountain / Memorial Drive (Atlanta) Limited
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