West End station (MARTA)
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West End
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MARTA rapid transit station | |||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||
Location | 680 Lee Street SW Atlanta, Georgia 30310 | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°44′09″N 84°24′47″W / 33.73581°N 84.41296°W | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Connections | MARTA Bus: 1, 40, 58, 68, 71, 81, 94, 95, 155, 832 | ||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||
Parking | 547 spaces; daily parking | ||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 10 spaces | ||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||
Station code | S2 | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | September 11, 1982 | ||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||
2013 | 7,056 (avg. weekday)[1] 1% | ||||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||||
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West End is an elevated rail station on the Red and Gold lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system servicing the West End and most of Southwest Atlanta, including neighborhoods bordering Cascade Road and Metropolitan Parkway. The West End station opened on September 11, 1982.
This station provides access to The Mall at Westend and the Woodruff Library Shuttle to Clark Atlanta University.
Bus service is provided at this station to Westend Medical Center, The Wren's Nest, Hammonds House, The Salvation Army Evangeline Booth College, The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Center Atlanta, Atlanta Technical College, Atlanta Metropolitan College, The Salvation Army Firecrest Missioners Center, Spelman College, Morehouse School of Medicine, Morehouse College, Hapeville, Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) and The Atlanta University Center.
Station layout
P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Southbound | ← Red Line, Gold Line toward Airport (Oakland City) | |
Northbound | → Gold Line toward Doraville (Garnett) → → Red Line toward North Springs (Garnett) → | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
G | Street Level | Entrance/Exit, fare barriers, station house, bus loops |
Bus routes
The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:
- Route 1 - Marietta Blvd. / Joseph E Lowery Blvd.
- Route 40 - Peachtree Street / Downtown
- Route 58 - West Lake Avenue / Hollywood Road
- Route 68 - Benjamin E. Mays Drive
- Route 71 - Cascade Road
- Route 81 - Venetian Hills / Delowe Drive
- Route 94 - Northside Drive
- Route 95 - Metropolitan Parkway
- Route 155 - Pittsburgh
- Route 832 - Grant Park
Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, MARTA is only providing service to routes 40, 71, and 95 until further notice.[2]
References
- ^ "2014 Transportation Fact Book" (PDF). Atlanta Regional Commission. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ https://www.itsmarta.com/West-End.aspx
External links
- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority stations
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1982
- Railway stations in Atlanta
- 1982 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Atlanta stubs
- United States rapid transit stubs
- Southern United States railway station stubs
- Georgia (U.S. state) building and structure stubs
- Georgia (U.S. state) transportation stubs