East Lake station explained

Style:MARTA
Type:MARTA rapid transit station
Coordinates:33.7652°N -84.3127°W
Address:2260 College Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30307
Other: MARTA Bus: 2, 34, 123
Structure:At-grade
Tracks:2
Parking:611 spaces
Bicycle:18 spaces
Passengers:1,241 (avg. weekday)[1]
Pass Year:2013
Pass Percent:-8
Accessible:YES
Code:E5
Other Services Header:Future Services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-metro
Zoom:15

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 track 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, but is named after East Lake Boulevard in neighboring Decatur, into which the east end of the station extends. The station also serves the Villages 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, Georgia State University-Decatur, North Dekalb Mall, Ponce City Market and Kirkwood.

Green Line service, which currently terminates at Edgewood/Candler Park station, is expected to be extended to Avondale with stops at East Lake and Decatur when the platform at Bankhead is expanded to accommodate 8-car trains. This is being done to increase the levels of service on MARTA's East-West trunk line.[2]

Station layout

MMezzanineCrossover between street and platforms
G
Ground/
platform level
WestboundBlue Line toward H. E. Holmes (Edgewood / Candler Park)
Eastbound Blue Line toward Indian Creek (Decatur)

Buses at this station

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:

Nearby landmarks and popular destinations

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014 Transportation Fact Book. Atlanta Regional Commission. 22 July 2015.
  2. Web site: ATL Board of Directors Meeting. February 4, 2021. March 21, 2021.