Georgia State station explained

Style:MARTA
Type:MARTA rapid transit station
Address:170 Piedmont Avenue SE
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Country:United States
Coordinates:33.7505°N -84.3865°W
Other: MARTA Bus: 107, 813, 899
Structure:Elevated
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Parking:None
Bicycle:1 bike rack
Passengers:4,055 (avg. weekday)[1]
Pass Year:2013
Pass Percent:-2
Accessible:YES
Code:E1
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-metro
Marker-Color:
  1. 000
Zoom:15

Georgia State is a train station in Atlanta, Georgia, serving the Blue and Green lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. 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 Center Parc Stadium. Bus service is provided at this station to Lakewood Stadium, Piedmont Park, and Atlanta Medical Center.

Station layout

2F
Platform level
WestboundGreen Line toward Bankhead (Five Points)
Blue Line toward Hamilton E. Holmes (Five Points)
Eastbound Green Line weekday service toward Edgewood / Candler Park (King Memorial)→
Green Line weekend service toward King Memorial (Terminus)→
Blue Line toward Indian Creek (King Memorial)
GStreet LevelExit/Entrance, station house

Buses at this station

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014 Transportation Fact Book. Atlanta Regional Commission. 22 July 2015.