Kensington station (MARTA)


E8
Kensington
MARTA rapid transit station
Location 3350 Kensington Road
Decatur, GA 30032
Coordinates 33°46′22″N 84°15′07″W / 33.772664°N 84.251937°W / 33.772664; -84.251937Coordinates: 33°46′22″N 84°15′07″W / 33.772664°N 84.251937°W / 33.772664; -84.251937
Line(s)
  Blue Line
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections MARTA Bus: 8, 21, 86, 115, 119, 121, 125, 221
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Parking 1,946 spaces
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code E8
History
Opened June 26, 1993
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 5,950 (avg. weekday)[1] Decrease 2%
Services
Preceding station   MARTA   Following station
Blue Line
Terminus

Kensington is an at-grade train station in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, serving the Blue Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It has one island platform with 1 track on each side. This station opened on June 26, 1993.

Kensington is mainly a park-and-ride train station for commuters heading into Atlanta. This station serves unincorporated communities such as Decatur, Stone Mountain, Tucker, and Lithonia, as well as the cities of Stonecrest and Clarkston.

Bus service at this station to: Dekalb County Sheriffs Headquarters and Jail, Georgia Piedmont Technical College (formerly known as Dekalb Technical College), Georgia Department of Labor, Memorial Drive Park & Ride, North Dekalb Mall, Northlake Mall, Mountain Industrial Business District, GRTA Panola Park & Ride,The City of Clarkston and The Mall at Stonecrest. Transfers to the Emory Cliff Shuttle's Oxford route are also availabile.

Bus Rapid Transit is provided at this station to points along Memorial Drive: 221- Memorial Drive Limited.

Station layout

G Street Level Entrance/Exit, station house
G
Ground/
platform level		 Westbound ← Blue Line toward H. E. Holmes (Avondale)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound → Blue Line toward Indian Creek (Terminus) →

Buses at this station

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:

References

  1. ↑ "2014 Transportation Fact Book" (PDF). Atlanta Regional Commission. Retrieved 22 July 2015.

http://www.itsmarta.com/august-5th-service-change.aspx

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