Airport station (MARTA)
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Airport is an elevated rail station and southern terminus on the Red and Gold lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system, located at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport. It is served by the Gold Line at all times, while the Red Line generally serves it all day until 8:30 PM on weekdays and 8:50 PM on weekends when there is no scheduled track maintenance. It features one of only two Ridestores, the only other one being at Five Points.
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MARTA rapid transit station | |||||||||||||||
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Location | Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport South Airport Terminal Atlanta, GA 30320 | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33.640758°N 84.446341°W / 33.640758; -84.446341 | ||||||||||||||
Owned by | MARTA | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Connections | ATL SkyTrain | ||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||
Parking | Paid parking nearby | ||||||||||||||
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Station code | S7 | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | June 18, 1988; 35 years ago (1988-06-18) | ||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||
2013 | 9,173 (avg. weekday)[1] 0% | ||||||||||||||
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The upper level consists of an island platform between two tracks, while the mezzanine contains the fare gates inside the airport terminal. Since all trains are northbound from here, the island platform is set up such that the "southbound" side is for Doraville (Gold Line) trains and the "northbound" side is for North Springs (Red Line) trains. This is the second busiest railway station on the MARTA system, only surpassed by Five Points.
This station provides access to the airport's North and South Terminals. Free transfer service is provided outside and across the street by the ATL Skytrain to the Georgia International Convention Center and the new Consolidated Rental Car Facility.
The Airport station is located within the city limits of College Park and is the only station in Clayton County, while all others are in either Fulton or DeKalb counties.