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North Avenue station (MARTA)

Coordinates: 33°46′18″N 84°23′12″W / 33.771712°N 84.386699°W / 33.771712; -84.386699
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N3
North Avenue
MARTA rapid transit station
General information
Location713 West Peachtree Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30308
Coordinates33°46′18″N 84°23′12″W / 33.771712°N 84.386699°W / 33.771712; -84.386699
Line(s)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsCCT, GCT, GRTA
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
ArchitectHenri Jova[1]
Other information
Station codeN3
History
OpenedDecember 4, 1981
Passengers
20135,045 (avg. weekday)[2]Steady 0%
Services
Preceding station   MARTA   Following station
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North Avenue is an underground train station in Atlanta, Georgia, serving the Red and Gold lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. Named after the nearby North Avenue, it is located on the southern end of Midtown Atlanta. The walls are made of white tile and painted with a mural of green hills, a blue sky, and clouds. The murals were designed by Gordon Anderson while he was a Professor of Art at Georgia State University. It is among the busiest stations in the system with an average of 15,000 boardings per weekday. The station has a direct entrance to the AT&T Midtown Center and is actually located in the skyscraper's basement.

It provides access to the Baltimore Block, Bank of America Plaza, Center for the Visually Impaired, Bobby Dodd Stadium, Emory University Hospital Midtown, Georgia Institute of Technology, Shakespeare Tavern, The Varsity, Rufus M. Rose House, The Fox Theatre, and the Georgian Terrace Hotel. It also provides connecting bus service to The Carter Center, the communities of Edgewood and Inman Park, Fulton County Sheriffs Headquarters and Jail, Coca-Cola headquarters, Bauder College, Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Ferst Center for the Arts, Georgia Tech and The Varsity.

Station layout

G Street Level Entrance/Exit, station house
P
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound Gold Line toward Airport (Civic Center)
Red Line toward Airport (Civic Center)
Northbound Gold Line toward Doraville (Midtown)
Red Line toward North Springs (Midtown)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Bus routes

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:

  • Route 1 - Coronet Way / North Avenue
  • Route 2 - Ponce de Leon Avenue / Moreland Avenue (Route name will change effective December 10, 2016, to Ponce De Leon/East Lake)
  • Route 26 - Perry Boulevard / North Avenue
  • Route 99 - Boulevard / Monroe Drive
  • Route 102 - Ponce de Leon Avenue / Candler Park (Route name will change effective December 10, 2016, to North Avenue/Candler Park)

Connection to other transit systems

References

  1. ^ "Saying good-bye to Henri Jova — Atlanta architect who saved Midtown". January 27, 2014. Archived from the original on April 1, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "2014 Transportation Fact Book" (PDF). Atlanta Regional Commission. Retrieved 9 January 2016.