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 | ||||||||||
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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.
2F Platform level | |||
Westbound | ← Green 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) → | ||
G | Street Level | Exit/Entrance, station house |
The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes: