Sandy Springs is an underground subway station in

Sandy Springs, Georgia Sandy Springs is a city in northern Fulton County, Georgia, United States, and a suburb of Atlanta. The city's population was 108,080 at the 2020 census, making it Georgia's 7th most populous city. It is the site of several corporate headquar ...

, on the Red Line of the

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(MARTA) rail system. Points of interest near this station includes the Perimeter Center area, which includes high-rise

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s near GA-400 and Perimeter Mall. The station lies entirely within the city of Sandy Springs, Georgia which was incorporated in December, 2005, while the station was opened December 16, 2000. The station includes a pedestrian tunnel under Abernathy Road providing direct access to North Park and WestRock business parks. The parking deck is expandable to seven stories, though only six have been completed. The station also features knockout panels built into the concourse level to allow for privately built underground entrances to future developments. The station also features colored paneling, with red colored artwork on the northbound platform, and green colored artwork on the southbound platform, making it easier for customers to distinguish what platform they are on. The Art Institute of Atlanta,

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(UPS World Headquarters), North Park business park, Embassy Row business park, the Atlanta Georgia Temple of the

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, and the

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headquarters are all located within walking distance or shuttle distance of the station. It is adjacent to a large shopping complex that includes a

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, the only MARTA station to have one so close.

Station layout

Parking

Sandy Springs has 1,170 daily and long-term parking spaces available for MARTA users which are located in one

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. Parking entrances are located at Perimeter Center West, and one from the Perimeter Shopping Center parking lot.

Bus routes

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes: * Route 148 - Mount Vernon Highway

References

External links

MARTA Station Pagenycsubway.org Atlanta page

Mount Vernon Highway entrance from Google Maps Street View

Gallery

Red Line (MARTA) Railway stations in the United States opened in 2000 Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority stations Sandy Springs, Georgia Railway stations in Fulton County, Georgia 2000 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) {{GeorgiaUS-transport-stub