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Garnett (MARTA station)
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Garnett is an elevated Rail station on the Red
and Gold
lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
(MARTA) rail system, located in South Downtown
. It has an island platform between two tracks. This station has three levels to it. 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.
At the northbound end of the station, the subway is entered and there is a single interline connection track (X track) between the South Line and East Line between Georgia State and Five Points stations. Below the Garnett platform is a little known dead-end storage track.
It provides access to the Municipal Court of Atlanta, Atlanta City Hall, Atlanta Public Schools, Castleberry Hill, The Grady Detention Center, and for the Main Greyhound Station.
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, located in South Downtown
South Downtown
South Downtown is an urban sub-district of Downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States, north of I-20, east of Castleberry Hill, south of Five Points, and west of I-85. According to CAP/ADID, South Downtown is one of the oldest sections of Downtown Atlanta...
. It has an island platform between two tracks. This station has three levels to it. 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.
At the northbound end of the station, the subway is entered and there is a single interline connection track (X track) between the South Line and East Line between Georgia State and Five Points stations. Below the Garnett platform is a little known dead-end storage track.
It provides access to the Municipal Court of Atlanta, Atlanta City Hall, Atlanta Public Schools, Castleberry Hill, The Grady Detention Center, and for the Main Greyhound Station.