East Point station

East Point is a train station in East Point, Georgia, serving the Red and Gold lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It has an island platform between two tracks. It was opened on August 16, 1986.


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East Point
MARTA rapid transit station
East Point Station
Location2848 East Main Street
East Point, GA 30344
Coordinates33.677814°N 84.440344°W / 33.677814; -84.440344
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections MARTA Bus: 78, 79, 81, 84, 93, 181, 192, 193
Construction
Structure typeOpen-cut
Parking927 spaces
Bicycle facilities8 spaces
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeS5
History
OpenedAugust 16, 1986
Passengers
20134,571 (avg. weekday)[1]  1%
Services
Preceding station MARTA Following station
College Park
toward Airport
 Red Line Lakewood / Fort McPherson
toward North Springs
Gold Line Lakewood / Fort McPherson
toward Doraville

It mainly serves East Point, Camp Creek, and unincorporated South Fulton and College Park.

This station provides access to Downtown East Point historic dining-shopping-urban renewal district, and East Point Public Library. Bus service is provided at this station to Atlanta Medical Center-South Campus, Brownsmill Golf Course, Point University, Fulton County Board of Education, Camp Creek Market Place, Fulton HJC Bowden Senior Center, Cleveland Avenue and Grady East Point Health Center. The planned Clayton County commuter rail is expected to terminate here.

Station layout
G Street Level Entrance/Exit, station house, fare barriers, bus loops
P
Platform level		 Southbound ← Red Line, Gold Line toward Airport (College Park)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Northbound → Gold Line toward Doraville (Lakewood / Fort McPherson) →
→ Red Line toward North Springs (Lakewood / Fort McPherson) →

Bus routes

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:

  • Route 78 - Cleveland Avenue
  • Route 79 - Sylvan Hills
  • Route 81- Venetian Hills / Delowe Drive
  • Route 84 - Washington Road / Camp Creek Marketplace
  • Route 93 - Headland Drive / Main Street
  • Route 181 - Washington Road / Fairburn
  • Route 192 - Old Dixie / Tara Boulevard
  • Route 193 - Morrow / Jonesboro

References
  1. "2014 Transportation Fact Book" (PDF). Atlanta Regional Commission. Retrieved 9 January 2016.

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