Garnett station
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Garnett
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MARTA rapid transit station | |||||||||||||||
![]() Garnett Station | |||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||
Location | 225 Peachtree Street SW Atlanta, GA 30303 | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°44′52″N 84°23′47″W / 33.747845°N 84.396415°W | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Connections | Greyhound | ||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||
Parking | None | ||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 2 spaces | ||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
Architect | Cooper Carry & Associates, Inc.[1] | ||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||
Station code | S1 | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | December 4, 1981 | ||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||
2013 | 1,516 (avg. weekday)[2] ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]M | Mezzanine | Fare barriers, to Entrances/Exits |
P Platform level |
Southbound | ← Red Line, Gold Line toward Airport (West End) |
Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Northbound | Gold Line toward Doraville (Five Points) → Red Line toward North Springs (Five Points) → | |
G | Street Level | Entrance/Exit |
Other Transit Connections
[edit]- Greyhound Bus Lines
- Southeastern Bus Line
References
[edit]- ^ Gournay, Isabelle. AIA guide to the architecture of Atlanta. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-0820314501.
- ^ "2014 Transportation Fact Book" (PDF). Atlanta Regional Commission. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
External links
[edit]- Gold Line (MARTA)
- Red Line (MARTA)
- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority stations
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1981
- Railway stations in Atlanta
- 1981 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Atlanta stubs
- United States rapid transit stubs
- Southern United States railway station stubs
- Georgia (U.S. state) building and structure stubs
- Georgia (U.S. state) transportation stubs