Indian Creek (MARTA station)
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Indian Creek is an at-grade terminus station on the Blue Line
Blue Line (MARTA)
The Blue Line is a rapid transit line in the MARTA rail system. It operates between Hamilton E. Holmes and Indian Creek stations, running through Atlanta, Decatur and portions of unincorporated DeKalb County....

 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 that serves a portion of DeKalb County, Georgia
DeKalb County, Georgia
DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population of the county was 691,893 at the 2010 census. Its county seat is the city of Decatur. It is bordered to the west by Fulton County and contains roughly 10% of the city of Atlanta...

 just outside of Interstate 285
Interstate 285
Interstate 285 is an Interstate Highway loop encircling Atlanta, Georgia, for . I-285 is also known as unsigned State Route 407 and is colloquially referred to as the Perimeter. Suburban sprawl has made it one of the most heavily traveled roadways in the United States, and portions of the highway...

. It has an island platform with 1 track on each side of the platform. This station was opened in June, 1993.It serves the unincorporated communities of Lithonia, Stone Mountain, and Decatur. As the eastern terminus for the Blue Line, it primarily serves commuters who take advantage of the free daily parking and ride into Atlanta-proper. As a terminus it is one of the busiest train stations in the systems. It provides connecting bus service to the City of Lithonia, the Mall at Stonecrest, Evans Mill Park and Ride, Memorial Drive Park and Ride, East Dekalb Health Center, Hillandale-Dekalb Medical Center, and Snapfinger Woods Office Park.

Buses at this station

  • Route 111 - Snapfinger Woods Drive / Stonecrest
  • Route 115 - Covington Highway / South Hairston Road
  • Route 116 - Redan
    Redan
    Redan is a term related to fortifications. It is a work in a V-shaped salient angle toward an expected attack...

    Road / Stonecrest
  • Route 119 - Kensington / N Hairston Road

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