Sandy Springs station

Sandy Springs is an underground metro station in Sandy Springs, Georgia, on the Red Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It serves the Perimeter Center area, including high-rise office parks near Georgia 400 and Abernathy Road, north of Perimeter Mall and within the recently incorporated city of Sandy Springs, the Art Institute of Atlanta, American Intercontinental University, United Parcel Service (UPS World Headquarters), North Park business park, Embassy Row and Cox Communications.


N10
Sandy Springs
MARTA rapid transit station
Location1101 Mount Vernon Highway
Sandy Springs, Georgia 30338
Coordinates33.933035°N 84.352019°W / 33.933035; -84.352019
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections MARTA Bus: 148, GRTA, PTC shuttles
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Parking1,170 spaces
Bicycle facilities12 spaces
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeN10
History
OpenedDecember 16, 2000
Passengers
20132,322 (avg. weekday)[1]  2%
Services
Preceding station MARTA Following station
Dunwoody
toward Lindbergh Center
 Red Line
Nighttime Service
 North Springs
Terminus
Dunwoody
toward Airport
 Red Line

It is adjacent to a large shopping complex that includes a multiplex movie theater, the only MARTA station to have one so close. It is also close to the Atlanta Georgia Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Station layout
Platform level at Sandy Springs
G Street Level Exit/Entrance, station house
P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound ← Red Line toward Airport (nights toward Lindbergh Center) (Dunwoody)
Northbound ← Red Line toward North Springs (Terminus) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Parking

Sandy Springs has 1,170 daily and long-term parking spaces available for MARTA users which are located in one parking deck.

Bus Routes

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:

  • Route 148 - Mount Vernon Highway

References
  1. "2014 Transportation Fact Book" (PDF). Atlanta Regional Commission. Retrieved July 22, 2015.


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