King Memorial station


E2
King Memorial
MARTA rapid transit station
Location 377 Decatur Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30312
Coordinates 33°45′00″N 84°22′32″W / 33.749959°N 84.37544°W / 33.749959; -84.37544Coordinates: 33°45′00″N 84°22′32″W / 33.749959°N 84.37544°W / 33.749959; -84.37544
Line(s)
  Blue Line
  Green Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections MARTA Bus: 9, 809, 899
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Parking 21 spaces; limited daily parking
Bicycle facilities None
Disabled access Yes
Architect Aeck Associates [1]
Other information
Station code E2
History
Opened June 30, 1979
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 1,517 (avg. weekday)[2] Increase 8%
Services
Preceding station   MARTA   Following station
Blue Line
toward Indian Creek
toward Bankhead
Green Line

King Memorial is an elevated train station in Atlanta, Georgia, serving the Blue Line and part-time on the Green Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It is named for Martin Luther King, Jr. whose church and burial place are nearby.[3] It mainly serves the Sweet Auburn Historic District as well as the communities surrounding Oakland Cemetery, providing access to Zoo Atlanta and Grant Park.

Station layout

3F
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound ← Green Line toward Bankhead (Georgia State)
← Blue Line toward Hamilton E. Holmes (Georgia State)
Eastbound → Green Line toward Edgewood / Candler Park (Inman Park) →
→ Blue Line toward Indian Creek (Inman Park) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
M - Mezzanine
G Street Level Exit/Entrance

Buses at this station

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:

  • Route 9 - Boulevard / Tilson Road / Rainbow Way.
  • Route 809 - Monroe Drive / Boulevard
  • Route 899 - Old Fourth Ward./Boulevard

References

  1. ↑ "King Memorial Station : MIT Libraries". Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "2014 Transportation Fact Book" (PDF). Atlanta Regional Commission. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Bailey, Shirley (23 July 1976). "MARTA Mulls Name Switches". Atlanta Constitution. pp. 2C.
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