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North Avenue station (MARTA)

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Line(s)
  
Red Line   Gold Line

Disabled access
  
Yes

Station code
  
N3

Phone
  
+1 404-848-5000

Tracks
  
2

Structure type
  
Underground

Architect
  
Henri Jova

Opened
  
4 December 1981

Platforms in use
  
2

North Avenue station (MARTA)

Location
  
713 West Peachtree Street NW Atlanta, GA 30308

Address
  
713 West Peachtree St NW, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA

Connections
  
Gwinnett County Transit, Georgia Regional Transportation Authority

Similar
  
Civic Center station, Midtown station, Arts Center station, Five Points station, Hamilton E Holmes station

North Avenue is an underground train station in Atlanta, Georgia, serving the Red and Gold lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. Named after the nearby North Avenue, it is located on the southern end of Midtown Atlanta. The walls are made of white tile and painted with a mural of green hills, a blue sky, and clouds. The murals were designed by Gordon Anderson while he was a Professor of Art at Georgia State University. It is among the busiest stations in the system with an average of 15,000 boardings per weekday. The station has a direct entrance to the AT&T Midtown Center and is actually located in the skyscraper's basement.

Contents

It provides access to the Baltimore Block, Bank of America Plaza, Center for the Visually Impaired, Bobby Dodd Stadium, Emory University Hospital Midtown, Georgia Institute of Technology, Shakespeare Tavern, The Varsity, Rufus M. Rose House, The Fox Theatre, and the Georgian Terrace Hotel. It also provides connecting bus service to The Carter Center, the communities of Edgewood and Inman Park, Fulton County Sheriffs Headquarters and Jail, Coca-Cola headquarters, Bauder College, Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Ferst Center for the Arts, Georgia Tech and The Varsity.

Bus routes

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:

  • Route 1 - Coronet Way / North Avenue
  • Route 2 - Ponce De Leon/East Lake
  • Route 26 - Perry Boulevard / North Avenue
  • Route 99 - Boulevard / Monroe Drive
  • Route 102 - North Avenue/Candler Park
  • Connection to other transit systems

  • Cobb Community Transit
  • Gwinnett County Transit
  • Georgia Regional Transportation Authority
  • References

    North Avenue station (MARTA) Wikipedia