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Red Line (MARTA)
The Red Line is a rapid transit line in the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, MARTA MARTA rail, rail system. It operates between North Springs (MARTA station), North Springs and Airport (MARTA station), Airport stations, running through Sandy Springs, Georgia, Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Georgia, Dunwoody, Atlanta, Georgia, Atlanta, East Point, Georgia, East Point and College Park, Georgia, College Park. History What is now the Gold and Red Lines' shared section was originally opened on December 4, 1981, as the North-South Line between and . On September 11, 1982, an infill station at opened, while the North-South Line was extended south by one stop to West End station (MARTA), West End station. On December 18 the same year, the North-South Line was extended northward to and . On December 15, 1984, the , , and stations all opened, as did the , and Brookhaven/Oglethorpe station, Brookhaven on what was then the northernmost portion of the North-South Line (what is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapid Transit
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT) or heavy rail, commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas. A grade separation, grade separated rapid transit line below ground surface through a tunnel can be regionally called a subway, tube, metro or underground. They are sometimes grade-separated on elevated railways, in which case some are referred to as el trains – short for "elevated" – or skytrains. Rapid transit systems are usually electric railway, electric railways, that unlike buses or trams operate on an exclusive right-of-way (transportation), right-of-way, which cannot be accessed by pedestrians or other vehicles. Modern services on rapid transit systems are provided on designated lines between metro station, stations typically using electric multiple units on railway tracks. Some systems use rubber-tyred metro, guided rubber tires, magnetic levitation (''maglev''), or monorail. The stations typica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buckhead Station
Buckhead is an at-grade subway station that serves the Red Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. This station is the first station only served by the Red Line. It is located in the Buckhead neighborhood in the median of State Route 400, a limited access highway, at Peachtree Road/ State Route 141. The station is in easy walking distance of many offices, hotels and shopping centers, including Lenox Square, although the Lenox MARTA station provides easier access to the mall. The buc, a zero-fare Free public transport, often called fare-free public transit or zero-fare public transport, is public transport which is fully funded by means other than collecting fares from passengers. It may be funded by national, regional or local governme ... bus service, also provides transportation to the surrounding area. The Buckhead Station also features Zipcars. Station layout History Buckhead was opened on June 8, 1996, the same day as M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medical Center Station (MARTA)
Medical Center is an at-grade subway station in Sandy Springs, Georgia, serving the Red Line (MARTA), Red Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It serves the Pill Hill (Atlanta), Pill Hill neighborhood of Perimeter Center, the location of Northside Hospital Atlanta (the country's busiest birthplace), St. Joseph's Hospital (Atlanta), St. Joseph's Hospital, and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta#Scottish Rite, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite and DeVry University. North of Medical Center is Dunwoody station and south is Buckhead station. This station's platforms are long enough to accommodate 8-car trains. The station is located just west of the Fulton County, Georgia, Fulton/DeKalb County, Georgia, DeKalb County line. The portion in DeKalb County is currently not developed and is a part of MARTA's portfolio for potential transit-oriented development. Of note, the station was constructed in 1996 when this portion of Fulton C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
