Five Points (MARTA station)

Five Points MARTA rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	30 Alabama St SE Atlanta, GA 30303
Coordinates	33.753826°N 84.391571°W / 33.753826; -84.391571
Lines	Red Line   Gold Line   Blue Line   Green Line
Connections	CCT, GCT, GRTA
Structure	Underground
Levels	1 for Blue and Green Lines, 1 for Red and Gold Lines, plus a third concourse level for faregates, and additionally a plaza level.
Platforms	2 side platforms and 1 island platform (upper level) 2 side platforms and 1 island platform (lower level)
Tracks	4 (2 per level)
Parking	None
Bicycle facilities	None
Other information
Opened	December 22, 1979 (East-West) December 4, 1981 (North-South)
Accessible
Breeze Card	Yes
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	9.198 million
Services
Preceding station   MARTA   Following station Garnett toward Airport Red Line Peachtree Center toward North Springs Gold Line Peachtree Center toward Doraville Dome / GWCC / Philips Arena / CNN Center toward Hamilton E. Holmes Blue Line Georgia State toward Indian Creek Dome / GWCC / Philips Arena / CNN Center toward Bankhead Green Line Georgia State toward Edgewood / Candler Park

Five Points is a tri-level underground multi-platform metro station of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It is the transfer point between the Red and Gold Lines and the Blue and Green Lines and serves as MARTA's transportation hub. It provides access to the Five Points Business District, Underground Atlanta, City Hall, the Richard B. Russell Federal Building, Atlanta Visitors Bureau, The Braves Shuttle, Cobb Community Transit, Gwinnett County Transit, GRTA Xpress Transit, and the tourism heart of Downtown Atlanta. It provides Connecting bus service To: The City of Atlanta, South Fulton, Fulton, South Dekalb, and South Cobb Counties.

Station complex

Plaza entrance to the Five Points station

Facade of the Eiseman Building in the Five Points Station

The station is composed of three levels, and an additional plaza level. At the surface is the plaza level, which provides access to the concourse level, Alabama Street, and shopping along a pedestrian only portion of Broad Street. The plaza level also houses the MARTA police precinct. The plaza level connect to the concourse level, which has the faregates and provides access to the rail platforms. Outside the paid area are the MARTA Ride Store, Half Fare Office, and Lost and Found, and a Zip car location. Outside the faregates is a tunnel to Underground Atlanta and stairs to Peachtree Street, Alabama Street, and Forsyth Street. Within the faregates are restrooms, and information kiosk, and stairs to the platforms. Directly underneath the concourse level is the Blue Line and Green Line platform. Running underneath and perpendicular to the Blue/Green platform is the Red Line and Gold Line platform. At the end of the platform is the original facade of the Eiseman Building, which was demolished to make way for the station; however, the facade is more visible from the Blue/Green platform. Elevators provide disabled access to all levels of the station. This is the busiest station in the MARTA system, handling an average of 57,000 people per business day, and over 27,000 on weekends.

Construction

Design and engineering begin in 1973, existing properties were acquired and demolished in 1974-1975, and actual construction begin in early 1976. The station was constructed using the cut-and-cover method. The Gold Line (then called North-South line) was built beneath Broad Street, and the Blue Line (then called East-West line) was constructed next to the railroad freight lines that run through Downtown Atlanta. Five Points Station opened on December 22, 1979 with the original East-West platform open only. The initial opening of the station was almost delayed because of construction on the lower level. The North-South platform did not open until December 4, 1981. Major renovations to both the east and west street-level plazas of the station began in April 2006.

Attractions

• Underground Atlanta
• City Hall
• Fulton County Annex
• Richard B. Russell Federal Building
• Five Points (Atlanta)

Bus routes

• Route 1 - Centennial Olympic Park / Coronet Way
• Route 3 - Martin Luther King Jr. Drive / Auburn Avenue
• Route 13 - Fair Street / Mozley Park
• Route 16 - Noble
• Route 32 - Bouldercrest / Georgia Aquarium
• Route 42 - Pryor Road / McDainel Street
• Route 49 - McDonough Boulevard
• Route 51 - Joseph E Boone Boulevard / Dixie Hills
• Route 55 - Jonesboro Road / Hutchens Road
• Route 74 - Flat Shoals
• Route 110 - Peachtree Street / "The Peach"
• Route 155 - Windsor Street / Lakewood Avenue
• Route 186 - Rainbow Drive / South DeKalb
• Braves Shuttle

Connection to other transit systems

• Cobb Community Transit
• Gwinnett County Transit
• Georgia Regional Transportation Authority

External links

• MARTA Station Page
• nycsubway.org Atlanta page
• Photo showing construction of the Five Points MARTA station - #1
• Photo showing construction of the Five Points MARTA station - #2
• Forsyth Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Peachtree Street entrance from Google Maps Street View