Sandy Springs station

Sandy Springs
MARTA rapid transit station
Location 1101 Mount Vernon Highway
Sandy Springs, GA 30338
Coordinates 33°55′59″N 84°21′07″W / 33.933035°N 84.352019°W / 33.933035; -84.352019
Line(s)
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections GRTA, PTC shuttles
Construction
Structure type Underground
Parking 1,170 spaces
Bicycle facilities 12 spaces
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code N10
History
Opened December 16, 2000
Services
Preceding station   MARTA   Following station
toward Airport
Red Line
Terminus

Sandy Springs is an underground metro station in Sandy Springs, Georgia, on the Red Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (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, American Intercontinental University, United Parcel Service (UPS World Headquarters), North Park business park, Embassy Row and Cox Communications. 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.

Station layout

G Street Level Exit/Entrance, station house
2F
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound Red Line toward Airport (Dunwoody)
Northbound Red Line toward North Springs (Terminus)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Parking

Sandy Springs has 1,170 daily and long-term parking spaces available for MARTA users which are located in one parking deck.

Bus Routes

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:

External links

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