East Point station

East Point is a subway 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.

S5 East Point
MARTA rapid transit station
East Point Station
General information
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
Construction
Structure type	Open-cut
Parking	927 spaces
Bicycle facilities	8 spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	S5
History
Opened	August 16, 1986; 38 years ago (1986-08-16)
Passengers
2013	4,571 (avg. weekday)[1]  1%
Services
Preceding station MARTA Following station College Park toward Airport Red Line Lakewood/​Fort McPherson toward North Springs Gold Line Lakewood/​Fort McPherson toward Doraville
Proposed Services Preceding station MARTA Following station Terminus Clayton County Commuter Rail Hapeville toward Lovejoy
Location

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.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Entrance/Exit, station house, fare barriers, bus loops
P Platform level	Southbound	← Red Line, Gold Line toward Airport (College Park)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Northbound	→ Gold Line toward Doraville (Lakewood / Fort McPherson) → → Red Line toward North Springs (Lakewood / Fort McPherson) →

Bus routes

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:

• Route 78 - Cleveland Avenue
• Route 79 - Sylvan Hills
• Route 81- Venetian Hills / Delowe Drive
• Route 84 - Washington Road / Camp Creek Marketplace
• Route 93 - Headland Drive / Main Street
• Route 181 - Washington Road / Fairburn
• Route 192 - Old Dixie / Tara Boulevard
• Route 193 - Morrow / Jonesboro

References

1. "2014 Transportation Fact Book" (PDF). Atlanta Regional Commission. Retrieved 9 January 2016.

External links

Media related to East Point (MARTA station) at Wikimedia Commons

• MARTA Station Page
• nycsubway.org Atlanta page
• Main Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Dorsey Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View