Garnett station explained

Style:MARTA
Type:MARTA rapid transit station
Coordinates:33.7478°N -84.3964°W
Address:225 Peachtree Street SW
Atlanta, GA 30303
Structure:Elevated
Architect:Cooper Carry & Associates, Inc.[1]
Tracks:2
Parking:None
Bicycle:2 spaces
Passengers:1,516 (avg. weekday)[2]
Pass Year:2013
Pass Percent:0
Accessible:YES
Code:S1
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-metro
Marker-Color:
  1. 000
Zoom:15

Garnett is a rail station in Atlanta, Georgia, on the Red and Gold lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It has an island platform between two tracks with the north end of the platform facing a tunnel portal that leads to the Five Points station and other downtown Atlanta underground stations. This station has three levels. It was opened on December 4, 1981. The upper level has an entrance from the street and a mezzanine that is about 3/4 the length of the platform below. The lower level of the station is another entrance from another street and there is a Greyhound Bus Terminal next to the station. This station mainly serves South Downtown, Castleberry Hill, is a main gateway to tourists visiting Atlanta by Greyhound. and it provides access to the Municipal Court of Atlanta, Atlanta City Hall, Atlanta Public Schools, Castleberry Hill, The Grady Detention Center, and the main Greyhound Bus Terminal.

Station layout

MMezzanineFare barriers, to Entrances/Exits
P
Platform level
SouthboundRed Line, Gold Line toward Airport (West End)
Northbound Gold Line toward Doraville (Five Points)
Red Line toward North Springs (Five Points)
GStreet LevelEntrance/Exit

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Gournay, Isabelle . AIA guide to the architecture of Atlanta . Athens, GA . University of Georgia Press . 18 . 978-0820314501.
  2. Web site: 2014 Transportation Fact Book. Atlanta Regional Commission. 9 January 2016.