East Point station
 East Point
S5 | |||||||||||||||
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| MARTA rapid transit station | |||||||||||||||
.JPG) East Point Station | |||||||||||||||
| Location |
2848 East Main Street East Point, GA 30344 | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°40′40″N 84°26′25″W / 33.677814°N 84.440344°WCoordinates: 33°40′40″N 84°26′25″W / 33.677814°N 84.440344°W | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Open-cut | ||||||||||||||
| Parking | 927 spaces | ||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 8 spaces | ||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | S5 | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | August 16, 1986 | ||||||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers (2013) |
4,571 (avg. weekday)[1]  1% | ||||||||||||||
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East Point is a train station in East Point, Georgia, serving the Red and Gold lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It has an island platform between two tracks. It was opened on August 16, 1986.
It mainly serves East Point, Camp Creek, and unincorporated South Fulton and College Park.
This station provides access to Downtown East Point historic dining-shopping-urban renewal district, and East Point Public Library. Bus service is provided at this station to Atlanta Medical Center-South Campus, Brownsmill Golf Course, Point University, Fulton County Board of Education, Camp Creek Market Place, Fulton HJC Bowden Senior Center, Cleveland Avenue and Grady East Point Health Center.
Station layout
| G | Street Level | Entrance/Exit, station house, fare barriers, bus loops |
| P Platform level |
Southbound | ← Gold Line toward Airport (College Park) ← Red Line toward Airport (College Park) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Northbound | → Gold Line toward Doraville (Lakewood / Fort McPherson) → → Red Line toward North Springs (Lakewood / Fort McPherson) → | |
Bus routes
The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:
- Route 78 - Cleveland Avenue
- Route 79 - Sylvan Hills
- Route 84 - Washington Road / Camp Creek Marketplace.
- Route 93 - Headland Drive / Princeton Lakes.
- Route 181 - Buffington Rd./South Fulton P/R
- Route 192 - Old Dixie / Tara Boulevard.
- Route 193 - Morrow / Jonesboro.
References
- ↑ "2014 Transportation Fact Book" (PDF). Atlanta Regional Commission. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
External links
Media related to East Point (MARTA station) at Wikimedia Commons
- MARTA Station Page
- nycsubway.org Atlanta page
- Main Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Dorsey Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View