Brookhaven/Oglethorpe station explained

Style:MARTA
Type:MARTA rapid transit station
Address:4047 Peachtree Road NE
Brookhaven, Georgia 30319
Country:United States
Other: MARTA Bus: 8, 25, 47, 110
Tracks:2
Structure:Elevated
Coordinates:33.8607°N -84.34°W
Parking:1,252 spaces
Bicycle:18 spaces
Accessible:Yes
Code:NE8
Former:Brookhaven (1984–1995)
Mapframe:yes
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Marker:rail-metro
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Brookhaven/Oglethorpe (originally Brookhaven and signed Brookhaven/Oglethorpe Univ. on station signs) is a train station in Brookhaven, Georgia, on the Gold Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. An elevated station, it is located one mile south of Oglethorpe University. The station provides connecting bus service to North Druid Hills, Toco Hills, North DeKalb Mall, the Peachtree Boulevard business district, and the Georgia Department of Labor. South of this station, the line crosses into Fulton County.

In the 2010s, the station was planned to become a "city center" for Brookhaven on the property composed of mixed use, office, retail, civic and public space. The plan was canceled in 2017.

Station layout

P
Platform level
WestboundGold Line toward Airport (Lenox)
Eastbound Gold Line toward Doraville (Chamblee)
GStreet LevelEntrance/Exit, station house

Parking

Brookhaven/Oglethorpe has 1,252 daily and long term parking spaces available for MARTA users, located in paved parking lots.

Development

MARTA and the City of Brookhaven planned to build a transit-oriented "city center" on the station's parking lot in 2014. The proposal entailed a development composed of mixed uses, offices, retailers, and civic and public space.[1] [2] The project was canceled in early 2017, after plans by Brookhaven's mayor to suspend their work on the project and delay rezoning and tax incentives for the property's development.[3]

Landmarks and popular destinations

Bus routes

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Brookhaven-Oglethorpe MARTA Station announced for redevelopment. Brookhaven Post. August 12, 2014.
  2. Web site: MARTA's proposed Brookhaven Station development offers challenges, report says. Saporta Report. September 3, 2014.
  3. News: Wickert . David . Niesse . Mark . February 3, 2017 . MARTA calls off major Brookhaven development . . February 5, 2017.