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Arts Center (MARTA station)
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The Arts Center Station is an underground metro station
on the Red
and Gold
lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
(MARTA) rail system.
The Arts Center Station has four levels: the platform level, the mezzanine level with fare gates facing onto West Peachtree Street
, bus bays for bus feeder routes, and the upper level which is located across the street from the Woodruff Arts Center
. This is the ninth-busiest station in the MARTA system, handling an average of 14,500 boardings per weekday.
It provides access to The High Museum of Art
, The Woodruff Arts Center
, Museum of Design Atlanta
, Savannah College of Art & Design, Colony Square
, The Center for Puppetry Arts
, The CW Music Complex Midtown (Center Stage, The Loft, & Vinyl), The 14th Street Playhouse, DeKalb's House, Peachtree Station (Atlanta's AMTRAK
Station), Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
, Weekday Xpress bus service, Cobb Community Transit
, Earthlink
headquarters building and Alliance Theater.
It provides connecting bus service, to Atlantic Station
, Buckhead-Lenox
-Phipps Plaza
, Midtown
, Underground Atlanta
, The Peachtree Center
Business district, Emory Crawford Long Hospital, Piedmont Hospital
, and Piedmont Park
. Cobb Community Transit
provides service to the Cumberland Transfer Center, Marietta Transfer Center and Cumberland Mall
. Gwinnett County Transit
and GRTA Xpress provides service to Discover Mills
, and The Mall of Georgia
.
Just north of the Arts Center Station is a stub provision for the unbuilt Northwest Line, which was originally intended to run to Cobb County and later truncated to a two-station spur serving the Brookwood
neighborhood and Northside Drive. This proposed branch was cancelled in favor of construction of the Red Line to Sandy Springs.
There is also a Zipcar
parked in the parking lot.
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
on the Red
Red Line (MARTA)
The Red Line is a rapid transit line in the MARTA rail system. It operates between North Springs and Airport stations, running through Sandy Springs, Atlanta, East Point and College Park....
and Gold
Gold Line (MARTA)
The Gold Line is a rapid transit line in the MARTA rail system. It operates between Doraville and Airport stations, running through Doraville, Chamblee, Atlanta, East Point and College Park....
lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority or MARTA is the principal rapid-transit system in the Atlanta metropolitan area and the ninth-largest in the United States. Formed in 1971 as strictly a bus system, MARTA operates a network of bus routes linked to a rapid transit system consisting...
(MARTA) rail system.
The Arts Center Station has four levels: the platform level, the mezzanine level with fare gates facing onto West Peachtree Street
Peachtree Street
Peachtree Street is the main street of Atlanta. The city grew up around the street, and many of its historical and municipal buildings are or were located along it...
, bus bays for bus feeder routes, and the upper level which is located across the street from the Woodruff Arts Center
Woodruff Arts Center
Woodruff Arts Center is a major visual and performing arts center located in Atlanta. The center houses four arts divisions in one campus and not-for-profit organization...
. This is the ninth-busiest station in the MARTA system, handling an average of 14,500 boardings per weekday.
It provides access to The High Museum of Art
High Museum of Art
The High Museum of Art , located in Atlanta, is the leading art museum in the Southeastern United States and one of the most-visited art museums in the world. Located on Peachtree Street in Midtown, the city's arts district, the High is a division of the Woodruff Arts Center.-History:The Museum was...
, The Woodruff Arts Center
Woodruff Arts Center
Woodruff Arts Center is a major visual and performing arts center located in Atlanta. The center houses four arts divisions in one campus and not-for-profit organization...
, Museum of Design Atlanta
Museum of Design Atlanta
The Museum of Design Atlanta is a design museum located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. MODA is the only museum in the Southeast devoted exclusively to the study and celebration of all things design.- Overview :...
, Savannah College of Art & Design, Colony Square
Colony Square
Colony Square is a mixed-use development and sub-district in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States, located on Peachtree Street in between 14th and 15th Streets. The sub-district, which originated as the first mixed-use development in the Southeast, was built between 1969 and 1973...
, The Center for Puppetry Arts
Center for Puppetry Arts
The Center for Puppetry Arts, located in Atlanta, is the nation’s largest organization dedicated to the art form of puppetry. The Center focuses on three areas: performance, education and museum. It is one of the only puppet museums in the world. The Center is located in Midtown, the city's arts...
, The CW Music Complex Midtown (Center Stage, The Loft, & Vinyl), The 14th Street Playhouse, DeKalb's House, Peachtree Station (Atlanta's AMTRAK
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
Station), Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Robert Spano has been its music director since 2001...
, Weekday Xpress bus service, Cobb Community Transit
Cobb Community Transit
Cobb Community Transit or CCT is the bus public transit system in Cobb County, Georgia, one of metro Atlanta's three most populous suburban counties...
, Earthlink
EarthLink
EarthLink , is an Internet service provider headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. It claims 1.94 million subscribers.- Business :EarthLink provides a variety of Internet connection types, including dial-up, DSL, satellite, and cable. Both dial-up and high speed Internet access are available...
headquarters building and Alliance Theater.
It provides connecting bus service, to Atlantic Station
Atlantic Station
Atlantic Station is a large brownfield redevelopment project at the northwestern edge of Midtown Atlanta, Georgia. Atlantic Station is being master developed by AIG Global Real Estate and local development partner Jacoby Development, Inc...
, Buckhead-Lenox
Lenox
Lenox sells tabletop, giftware and collectible products sold under the Lenox, Dansk and Gorham brands. The company sells its products through wholesale customers who operate gift, specialty and department store locations throughout the United States, Canada and other countries, as well as through...
-Phipps Plaza
Phipps Plaza
Phipps Plaza, owned by Simon Property Group, is an upscale regional mall in Atlanta, Georgia anchored by Belk, Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue. Located adjacent to its sister-mall Lenox Square, in the Buckhead district, Phipps has more than 100 specialty shops, five full-service restaurants, a food...
, Midtown
Midtown
-In cities:Nepal*Midtown, Kathmandu, NepalUnited States*Midtown, Agoura Hills, California*Midtown Atlanta, Georgia**Midtown , passenger rail station near this area*Midtown Columbus, Georgia*Midtown, Detroit, Michigan...
, Underground Atlanta
Underground Atlanta
Underground Atlanta is a shopping and entertainment district in the Five Points neighborhood of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States, near the intersection of the east and west MARTA rail lines. First opened in 1969, it takes advantage of the viaducts built over the city's many railroad tracks...
, The Peachtree Center
Peachtree Center
Peachtree Center is a multi-block neighborhood located in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Most of the buildings that make up the district were designed by Atlanta architect John C. Portman, Jr.. Many of the buildings are connected by a network of enclosed pedestrian sky bridges...
Business district, Emory Crawford Long Hospital, Piedmont Hospital
Piedmont Hospital
Piedmont Hospital is a major hospital at 2002 Peachtree Road at Collier Road in the Buckhead area of Atlanta, Georgia.-Washington Street location:...
, and Piedmont Park
Piedmont Park
Piedmont Park is a urban park in Atlanta, Georgia, located about northeast of Downtown, between the Midtown and Virginia Highland neighborhoods. Originally the land was owned by Dr. Benjamin Walker, who used it as his out-of-town gentleman's farm and residence...
. Cobb Community Transit
Cobb Community Transit
Cobb Community Transit or CCT is the bus public transit system in Cobb County, Georgia, one of metro Atlanta's three most populous suburban counties...
provides service to the Cumberland Transfer Center, Marietta Transfer Center and Cumberland Mall
Cumberland Mall
Cumberland Mall, located in the Cumberland district of Metropolitan Atlanta near the suburbs of Smyrna and Vinings, opened on August 8, 1973 and was the largest mall in Georgia, United States, when it first opened.-Early years:...
. Gwinnett County Transit
Gwinnett County Transit
Gwinnett County Transit or GCT is the bus public transit system in Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA, one of metro Atlanta's three most populous suburban counties...
and GRTA Xpress provides service to Discover Mills
Discover Mills
Discover Mills is a , single story shopping mall in Lawrenceville, Georgia with over 180 specialty retailers. The mall features 13 anchors as well as a variety of theme restaurants, casual dining and entertainment venues. Discover Mills is the first mall in the United States to have naming rights...
, and The Mall of Georgia
Mall of Georgia
Mall of Georgia is a regional shopping mall located in the Mill Creek District of Gwinnett County, Georgia, near the city of Buford, northeast of Atlanta. Built in 1999, it is currently the largest shopping mall in the state of Georgia, consisting of more than two hundred stores on three levels...
.
Just north of the Arts Center Station is a stub provision for the unbuilt Northwest Line, which was originally intended to run to Cobb County and later truncated to a two-station spur serving the Brookwood
Brookwood
Brookwood can refer to:*Brookwood, a shopping center and hospital in Homewood, Alabama*Brookwood, Alabama, a place in the Tuscaloosa metropolitan area*Brookwood, Surrey, a village in Surrey, England*Brookwood Cemetery, a place in England...
neighborhood and Northside Drive. This proposed branch was cancelled in favor of construction of the Red Line to Sandy Springs.
There is also a Zipcar
Zipcar
Zipcar is an American membership-based car sharing company providing automobile reservations to its members, billable by the hour or day. Zipcar was founded in 2000 by Cambridge, Massachusetts residents Antje Danielson and Robin Chase, and is now led by Scott Griffith, Chairman and Chief Executive...
parked in the parking lot.
Bus routes
- Route 37 - Defoors Ferry Road / Atlantic Station
- Route 110 - Peachtree Street/ "The Peach"
Connections with other transit systems
- The Atlantic Station free bus shuttle
- The Cobb Community TransitCobb Community TransitCobb Community Transit or CCT is the bus public transit system in Cobb County, Georgia, one of metro Atlanta's three most populous suburban counties...
- The Gwinnett County TransitGwinnett County TransitGwinnett County Transit or GCT is the bus public transit system in Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA, one of metro Atlanta's three most populous suburban counties...
- The Georgia Regional Transportation AuthorityGeorgia Regional Transportation AuthorityThe Georgia Regional Transportation Authority or GRTA is a government agency in the U.S. state of Georgia...
"Xpress" - The Atlanta AMTRAK station (with bus service to the AMTRAKAmtrakThe National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
station provided by MARTA)