North Springs station

North Springs is an elevated subway station in Sandy Springs, Georgia, and the northern terminus for the Red Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. North Springs is primarily a commuter station for Atlanta workers and university students, featuring a large parking deck and direct access on and off State Route 400, a major highway for commuters, so that drivers can avoid surface roads. North Springs attracts commuters from Roswell, Alpharetta and other towns north on State Route 400. As the northern terminus, this station is a hub for buses that continue on north, with connecting bus services to Sandy Springs, the city of Alpharetta, North Point Mall, the city of Roswell, the Ameris Bank Amphitheatre at Encore Park, the Mansell Road and Windward Parkway park-and-rides, and even as far north as the city of Milton. This station also provides bus assistance from North Springs High School via MARTA bus route 87.

N11 North Springs
View of the station from the parking garage
General information
Location	7010 Peachtree Dunwoody Road Sandy Springs, Georgia 30328
Coordinates	33.944552°N 84.356206°W / 33.944552; -84.356206
Owned by	MARTA
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	MARTA Bus: 85, 87, 140, 141, 143, 185, GRTA Xpress
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	2,325 spaces
Bicycle facilities	14 spaces
Accessible	YES
Other information
Station code	N11
History
Opened	December 16, 2000; 25 years ago (2000-12-16)
Passengers
2013	6,436 (avg. weekday) [1]  2%
Services
Preceding station MARTA Following station Sandy Springs toward Lindbergh Center Red Line Nighttime Service Terminus Sandy Springs toward Airport Red Line
Location

In addition to its direct exit from southbound Georgia 400 and a direct entrance to northbound Georgia 400, there is also a surface street entrance for nearby residents off Peachtree Dunwoody Road NE. Commuters who enter the station from Georgia 400 south must exit the station via Georgia 400 north, and local commuters entering from Peachtree Dunwoody Road must exit to Peachtree Dunwoody Road.

Furthermore, North Springs features a Zipcar, bicycle racks for up to 14 bikes,^[2] and one of only two human cashiers, the other being at Sandy Springs.^[3]

History

Both North Springs and Sandy Springs stations were opened on December 16, 2000^[4] as part of MARTA's most recent expansion, adding two more stations north of Dunwoody. In 2013, MARTA studied expending the Red Line further north along Georgia 400 to Windward Parkway.^[5] The project was effectively cancelled in 2016 when the Georgia Senate rejected bills permitting a sales tax funding it.^[6]

Station layout

P Platform level	Southbound	← Red Line toward Airport (nights toward Lindbergh Center) (Sandy Springs)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Southbound	← Red Line toward Airport (nights toward Lindbergh Center) (Sandy Springs)
G	Street Level	Entrance/Exit, station house

Parking

North Springs has 2,325 daily and long term parking spaces available for MARTA users which are located in one parking deck.^[2] A pedestrian bridge, on the fifth floor, connects the parking deck to nearby apartment complex at Peachtree Dunwoody Ct.

Bus service

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:

• Route 85 - Roswell / Mansell Road
• Route 87 - Roswell Road / Morgan Falls
• Route 140 - North Point Parkway
• Route 141 - Haynes Bridge Road / Milton
• Route 143 - Windward Park & Ride
• Route 185 - Alpharetta / Old Milton Parkway