Georgia State station

E1 Georgia State
MARTA rapid transit station
Georgia State Station
General information
Location	170 Piedmont Avenue SE Atlanta, GA 30303
Coordinates	33.750539°N 84.386464°W / 33.750539; -84.386464
Line(s)	Blue Line   Green Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	None
Bicycle facilities	1 bike rack
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	E1
History
Opened	June 30, 1979
Passengers
2013	4,055 (avg. weekday)  2%
Services
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Georgia State is a train station in Atlanta, Georgia, serving the Blue Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It also serves part-time on the Green Line. The station is located within the James H. Floyd State Office Building in Downtown Atlanta and was constructed concurrently with the building in the late 1970s. Exits are located on Piedmont Avenue and Jesse Hill Jr. Drive (formerly Butler Street). The station's name is in reference to its proximity to Georgia State University.

The station provides access to Georgia State University and the Georgia State Capitol. Access is also provided to Grady Memorial Hospital, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Hughes Spaulding, The Fulton County Health System, the Georgia Archives, James H. Floyd Twin Towers State buildings and Turner Field. Bus service is provided at this station to Lakewood Stadium, Piedmont Park, and Atlanta Medical Center.

Station layout

2F Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← Green Line toward Bankhead (Five Points) ← Blue Line toward Hamilton E. Holmes (Five Points)
	Eastbound	→ Green Line toward Edgewood/Candler Park (King Memorial) → → Blue Line toward Indian Creek (King Memorial) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance, station house

Buses

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:

• Route 21 – Memorial Drive
• Route 99 – Boulevard / Monroe Drive
• Route 109- Monroe Dr/Boulevard
• Route 155 – Windsor Street / Lakewood Avenue

External links

• MARTA Station Page
• nycsubway.org Atlanta page
• Jesse Hill Junior Drive entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Piedmont Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View