Kensington station (MARTA)

For other places with the same name, see Kensington station (disambiguation).

E8 Kensington
MARTA rapid transit station
General information
Location	3350 Kensington Road Decatur, GA 30032
Coordinates	33.772664°N 84.251937°W / 33.772664; -84.251937
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
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	E8
History
Opened	June 26, 1993; 31 years ago (1993-06-26)
Passengers
2013	5,950 (avg. weekday)[1]  2%
Services
Preceding station MARTA Following station Avondale toward Hamilton E. Holmes Blue Line Indian Creek Terminus
Location

Kensington is an at-grade subway 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 Stone Mountain, Tucker, and Lithonia, as well as the cities of Decatur, Stonecrest and Clarkston.

Bus service at this station to: Dekalb County Sheriffs Headquarters and Jail, Georgia Piedmont Technical College, Georgia State University Clarkston, Georgia Department of Labor, Goldsmith Park & Ride, North Dekalb Mall, Northlake Mall, Toco Hills Shopping Plaza, The Mountain Industrial Business District, GRTA Panola Park & Ride, Clarkston, The Mall at Stonecrest and The City of Stone Mountain . Transfers to the Emory Cliff Shuttle's Oxford route are also available.

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:

• Route 8 - North Druid Hills Road / Brookhaven
• Route 21 - Memorial Drive
• Route 86 - Fairington Road / Snapfinger Road / Mall at Stonecrest
• Route 115 - Covington Highway / Mall at Stonecrest
• Route 119 - Hairston Road / Stone Mountain Village
• Route 121 - Memorial Drive / North Hairston Road.

References

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

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

External links

• MARTA Station Page
• nycsubway.org Atlanta page
• Station from Google Maps Street View