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Map of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority's rail system. Light blue lines represent major interstate and state highways. Rail lines are orange (North/South) and dark blue (East/West). White circles represent the locations of train stations. Source: Own work: Author: Pedriana
On June 8, 1996, MARTA added a new branch of the North-South Line, with stations at Buckhead, Medical Center, and Dunwoody. [1] To distinguish the two lines, the line to Dunwoody assumed the North-South Rail Line name, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] while the line to Doraville became the Northeast-South Rail Line [ 5 ] (sometimes known as the Northeast Line for ...
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On February 19, 1975, construction on what was then known as the East Line began. [1] On June 30, 1979, service on the East Line began operating between Avondale and Georgia State. [2] [1] On December 22 the same year, the West Line was opened, between Five Points station and what was then known as Hightower station (now Hamilton E. Holmes ...
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Atlanta, train headways were reduced to 15 minute intervals between trains during most weekday hours and 20 minutes at other times. [14] In August 2023, MARTA announced that frequencies would increase to every 12 minutes on all rail lines between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA / ˈ m ɑːr t ə /) is the principal public transport operator in the Atlanta metropolitan area.Formed in 1971 as strictly a bus system, MARTA operates a network of bus routes linked to a rapid transit system consisting of 48 miles (77 km) of rail track with 38 subway stations.
On June 8, 1996, MARTA added a new branch of the North-South Line, with stations at Buckhead, Medical Center, and Dunwoody: the first rail stations served exclusively by what is now the Red Line. [1] To distinguish the two lines, the line to Dunwoody assumed the North-South Rail Line name, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] while the line to Doraville became the ...
[2] Portions of what is now the Blue and Green Lines were opened between June 30 (Avondale-Georgia State) and December 22, 1979 (Five Points-Ashby), and are the first sections of the MARTA rail system to open. [1] [3] However, it wasn't until December 29, 1992 [1] that the branch to Bankhead, then known as the Proctor Creek Line, [4] opened.