Lindbergh Center (MARTA station)

Lindbergh Center
MARTA rapid transit station
Location 2424 Piedmont Road
Lindbergh/Morosgo neighborhood
Atlanta, GA 30324
Coordinates 33°49′19″N 84°22′03″W / 33.821995°N 84.367447°WCoordinates: 33°49′19″N 84°22′03″W / 33.821995°N 84.367447°W
Line(s)
Platforms 1 side platform (Northbound only) and 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections GRTA, Royal Bus Lines buses
Construction
Structure type Open cut
Parking Daily is free, overnight is US$8 per day
Bicycle facilities None
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code N6
History
Opened December 15, 1984
Rebuilt 2002
Traffic
Passengers (2007) 8,200 (daily)[1] Steady 0%
Services
Preceding station   MARTA   Following station
toward Airport
Red Line
Gold Line
toward Doraville
MARTA police station at Lindbergh Center

Lindbergh Center station is an at-grade train station on the Red and Gold lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system in the Lindbergh/Morosgo neighborhood in southern Buckhead. This is a part-time terminus of the Red Line and the last transfer point for the Red (North Springs) and Gold (Doraville) rail lines. It is the only station on this route served by the Red and Gold lines at all times. This is the second busiest station in the MARTA system, handling an average of 23,400 boardings per weekday. It is important to the MARTA system for a number of reasons. It is adjacent to their headquarters building, located just north of the Armour Yard Rail Services Facility (opened in 2005), which allows trains to come into service at a more central location than was previously possible, and at an important junction point for the future Belt Line.

On the first floor of the headquarters building is the MARTA Reduced Fare Office. It provides access to The Lindbergh Center business, shopping, and dining district, MARTA headquarters, the twin AT&T towers (formerly BellSouth), Xpress bus service to Discover Mills and HighTech Institute. It also provides connecting bus service to Ansley Mall, Atlanta History Center, Emory University, Northlake Mall, Toco Hills Shopping Plaza, Georgia Department of Labor, and the Dekalb-Peachtree Airport.

Station layout

G Street Level Entrance/Exit, station house
P
Platform level		 Southbound ← Gold Line toward Airport (Arts Center)
← Red Line toward Airport (Arts Center)
Island platform, doors will open on the left (northbound) and on both sides (southbound)
Northbound → Gold Line toward Doraville (Lenox) →
→ Red Line toward North Springs (Buckhead) →
{{small|Side platform, doors will open on both sides}

History

Originally, the station consisted of a single island platform when opened in 1984. In 2002, during the development of the surrounding area, a side platform was constructed on the northbound side of the station to accommodate the increased ridership and transfers between the Red and Gold rail lines.

Parking

Lindbergh Center has three parking decks for MARTA patrons. City center has 1,578 parking spaces, Garson has 785 parking spaces, and Sidney Marcus has 544 parking spaces. Daily parking (less than 24 hours) is free in all decks; long term parking is charged at US$8 per day, including the first day and is only permitted in the Sidney Marcus parking deck. However due to underuse, several decks have closed down several levels.

Bus routes

Connections to other transit systems

References

  1. ↑ "MARTA Facts". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.

External links