Midtown Station (MARTA)
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Midtown is an underground subway station in
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(MARTA) rail system. Located in
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, 5,644 daily fares were collected at the gates as of 2013. It provides access to the Midtown business and financial district, The
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. It provides connecting bus service to Cumberland Mall,
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, Emory Decatur Hospital,
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, The District at Howell Mill,
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, Ansley Mall, Lindbergh Center,
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headquarters.


Station layout


Bus routes

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes: * Route 12 - Howell Mill Road / Cumberland Mall * Route 14 - 14th Street / Blandtown * Route 36 - North Decatur Road / Virginia-Highland


Connection to other transit systems

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CobbLinc CobbLinc (formerly Cobb Community Transit) is the bus public transit system in Cobb County, Georgia, one of metro Atlanta's three most populous suburban counties. CobbLinc began operations in July 1989 (as Cobb Community Transit) and has had rela ...
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Ride Gwinnett Ride Gwinnett (formerly known as Gwinnett County Transit or GCT prior to 2023) is the bus public transit system in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States, one of metro Atlanta's three most populous suburban counties. It was formed in 2000, with ...
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References


External links


MARTA Station Pagenycsubway.org Atlanta page

Peachtree Place entrance from Google Maps Street View

10th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
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