East Point station
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East Point is a train station in East Point, Georgia, serving the Red and Gold lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It has an island platform between two tracks. It was opened on August 16, 1986.
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MARTA rapid transit station | |||||||||||||||
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Location | 2848 East Main Street East Point, GA 30344 | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33.677814°N 84.440344°W / 33.677814; -84.440344 | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Connections | MARTA Bus: 78, 79, 81, 84, 93, 181, 192, 193 | ||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Open-cut | ||||||||||||||
Parking | 927 spaces | ||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 8 spaces | ||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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Station code | S5 | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | August 16, 1986; 37 years ago (1986-08-16) | ||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||
2013 | 4,571 (avg. weekday)[1] 1% | ||||||||||||||
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It mainly serves East Point, Camp Creek, and unincorporated South Fulton and College Park.
This station provides access to downtown East Point historic dining-shopping-urban renewal district, and East Point Public Library. Bus service is provided at this station to Atlanta Medical Center-South Campus, Brownsmill Golf Course, Point University, Fulton County Board of Education, Camp Creek Market Place, Fulton HJC Bowden Senior Center, Cleveland Avenue and Grady East Point Health Center. The proposed Clayton County commuter rail service will use it as the terminal, although it is on hold.