North Avenue station (MARTA)

N3 North Avenue
MARTA rapid transit station
General information
Location	713 West Peachtree Street NW Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Coordinates	33.771712°N 84.386699°W / 33.771712; -84.386699
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	MARTA Bus: 2, 50, 51, 102, 899 CobbLinc Ride Gwinnett GRTA
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Architect	Henri Jova[1]
Other information
Station code	N3
History
Opened	December 4, 1981; 43 years ago (1981-12-04)
Passengers
2013	5,045 (avg. weekday)[2]  0%
Services
Preceding station MARTA Following station Civic Center toward Airport Red Line Midtown toward North Springs Gold Line Midtown toward Doraville
Location

North Avenue is an underground subway station in southern Midtown Atlanta, GA, serving the Red and Gold lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. The station is named after the nearby North Avenue. The walls are made of white tile and painted with a mural of green hills, a blue sky, and clouds. The murals were designed by Gordon Anderson while he was a Professor of Art at Georgia State University. It is among the busiest stations in the system with an average of 15,000 boardings per weekday. The station has a direct entrance to Tower Square and is actually located in the skyscraper's basement.

It provides access to the Baltimore Block, Bank of America Plaza, Center for the Visually Impaired, Bobby Dodd Stadium, Emory University Hospital Midtown, Georgia Institute of Technology, Shakespeare Tavern, The Varsity, Rufus M. Rose House, The Fox Theatre, and the Georgian Terrace Hotel. It also provides connecting bus service to The Carter Center, the communities of Edgewood and Inman Park, Fulton County Sheriffs Headquarters and Jail, Coca-Cola headquarters, Bauder College, Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Piedmont Park and Ferst Center for the Arts.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Entrance/Exit, station house
M	Mezzanine	Fare barriers, entrance to Tower Square and 3rd Street
P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound	← Red Line, Gold Line toward Airport (Civic Center)
	Northbound	→ Gold Line toward Doraville (Midtown) → → Red Line toward North Springs (Midtown) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Bus routes

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:

• Route 2 - Ponce De Leon Avenue / Druid Hills
• Route 50 - Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway
• Route 51 - Joseph E. Boone Boulevard
• Route 102 - North Avenue / Little Five Points
• Route 899 - Old Fourth Ward

Connection to other transit systems

• CobbLinc
• Ride Gwinnett
• Georgia Regional Transportation Authority

References

1. "Saying good-bye to Henri Jova — Atlanta architect who saved Midtown". January 27, 2014. Archived from the original on April 1, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
2. "2014 Transportation Fact Book" (PDF). Atlanta Regional Commission. Retrieved January 9, 2016.

External links

• MARTA Station Page
• nycsubway.org Atlanta page
• Ponce de Leon Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• North Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View