Georgia State station

MARTA rail station

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Georgia State

Georgia State Station

General information
Location| 170 Piedmont Avenue SE
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
United States
Coordinates| 33°45′02″N 84°23′11″W﻿ / ﻿33.750539°N 84.386464°W﻿ / 33.750539; -84.386464
Platforms| 2 side platforms
Tracks| 2
Connections|  MARTA Bus: 107, 813, 899
Construction
Structure type| Elevated
Parking| None
Bicycle facilities| 1 bike rack
Accessible| Yes
Other information
Station code| E1
History
Opened| June 30, 1979; 46 years ago (1979-06-30)
Passengers
2013| 4,055 (avg. weekday)[1] 2%
Services
| Preceding station  |  MARTA | Following station

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Five Points

toward Hamilton E. Holmes

|  | Blue Line |  | King Memorial

toward Indian Creek

Five Points

toward Bankhead

|  | Green Line

Weekend Service

|  | King Memorial

Terminus

| Green Line |  | King Memorial

toward Edgewood/​Candler Park

Location

Georgia State is a subway station in Atlanta, Georgia, serving the Blue and Green lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. The station is located within the James H. Floyd State Office Building in Downtown Atlanta and was constructed concurrently with the building in the late 1970s. Exits are located on Piedmont Avenue and Jesse Hill Jr. Drive (formerly Butler Street). The station's name is in reference to its proximity to Georgia State University.

The station provides access to Georgia State University and the Georgia State Capitol. Access is also provided to Grady Memorial Hospital, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Hughes Spaulding, The Fulton County Health System, the Georgia Archives, James H. Floyd Twin Towers State buildings and Center Parc Stadium. Bus service is provided at this station to Lakewood Stadium, Piedmont Park, and Atlanta Medical Center.

## Station layout

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Platform level | Side platform, doors will open on the right

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Westbound | ← Green Line toward Bankhead (Five Points)
← Blue Line toward Hamilton E. Holmes (Five Points)
Eastbound | → Green Line weekday service toward Edgewood / Candler Park (King Memorial)→
→ Green Line weekend service toward King Memorial (Terminus)→
→ Blue Line toward Indian Creek (King Memorial) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
G | Street Level  | Exit/Entrance, station house

## Buses at this station

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The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:

* Route 107 - Glenwood
* Route 813 - Atlanta Student Movement Boulevard
* Route 899 - Old Fourth Ward

## References

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

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Georgia State (MARTA station).

* MARTA Station Page
* nycsubway.org Atlanta page
* Jesse Hill Junior Drive entrance from Google Maps Street View
* Piedmont Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View

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Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)

Red Line|

* Airport
* College Park
* East Point
* Lakewood/​Fort McPherson
* Oakland City
* West End
* Garnett
* Five Points
* Peachtree Center
* Civic Center
* North Avenue
* Midtown
* Arts Center
* Lindbergh Center
* Buckhead
* Medical Center
* Dunwoody
* Sandy Springs
* North Springs

Gold Line|

* Airport
* College Park
* East Point
* Lakewood/​Fort McPherson
* Oakland City
* West End
* Garnett
* Five Points
* Peachtree Center
* Civic Center
* North Avenue
* Midtown
* Arts Center
* Lindbergh Center
* Lenox
* Brookhaven/​Oglethorpe
* Chamblee
* Doraville

Blue Line|

* Hamilton E. Holmes
* West Lake
* Ashby
* Vine City
* GWCC/​CNN Center
* Five Points
* Georgia State
* King Memorial
* Inman Park/​Reynoldstown
* Edgewood/​Candler Park
* East Lake
* Decatur
* Avondale
* Kensington
* Indian Creek

Green Line|

* Bankhead
* Ashby
* Vine City
* GWCC/​CNN Center
* Five Points
* Georgia State
* King Memorial
* Inman Park/​Reynoldstown
* Edgewood/​Candler Park

Atlanta Streetcar|

* Centennial Olympic Park
* Carnegie at Spring
* Luckie at Cone
* Peachtree Center
* Woodruff Park
* Park Place
* Hurt Park
* Auburn at Piedmont
* Sweet Auburn Market
* Dobbs Plaza
* Edgewood at Hilliard
* King Historic District

Other|

* List of MARTA bus routes
* MARTA rail
* History
* List of stations
* Breeze Card

Projects
Atlanta Beltline
Clayton County commuter rail
Clifton Corridor

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