East Lake station
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E5
East Lake
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MARTA rapid transit station | |||||||||||
The entrance to East Lake MARTA station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 2260 College Avenue Atlanta, GA 30307 | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°45′55″N 84°18′46″W / 33.765166°N 84.312665°W | ||||||||||
Line(s) | |||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | ![]() | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
Parking | 611 spaces | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 18 spaces | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | E5 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | June 30, 1979 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2013 | 1,241 (avg. weekday)[1] ![]() | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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East Lake is a transit station in Atlanta and Decatur, Georgia, serving the Blue Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It has a tracks in each direction serving an island platform. When the station entered service on June 30, 1979, the opening ceremony took place in the south parking lot.
This station is located mainly in the neighborhood of Kirkwood (Atlanta), but is named after East Lake Boulevard in neighboring Decatur, into which the east end of the station extends. The station also serves the Village of East Lake and Oakhurst. There are two Zip car parking spaces in the north parking lot.
Connecting bus service is operated from the station to: The Village of East Lake , East Lake Golf Course , Clifton Springs Health Center,North Dekalb Mall and Kirkwood (Atlanta).
The south parking lot has an elevator, but the north parking lot does not.
Station layout
M | Mezzanine | Crossover between street and platforms |
G Ground/ platform level |
Westbound | ← Blue Line toward H. E. Holmes (Edgewood / Candler Park) |
Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Eastbound | → Blue Line toward Indian Creek (Decatur) → |
Buses at this station
The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:
- Route 2 - Ponce De Leon Avenue / Druid Hills
- Route 34 - 2nd Avenue / Gresham Road / Clifton Springs Road
- Route 123 - Church Street / North DeKalb Mall
Nearby landmarks and popular destinations
References
- ^ "2014 Transportation Fact Book" (PDF). Atlanta Regional Commission. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
External links
- MARTA Station Page
- nycsubway.org Atlanta page
- East Lake Neighbors Community Association
- East Lake Golf Club
- Oakhurst Neighborhood Association
- Howard Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- College Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority stations
- Railway stations in DeKalb County, Georgia
- Railway stations opened in 1979
- 1979 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