Georgia State station

Georgia State

Georgia State Station

Location

170 Piedmont Avenue SE
Atlanta, GA 30303

Coordinates

Line(s)

Platforms

Tracks

Construction

Structure type

Elevated

Parking

None

Bicycle facilities

1 bike rack

Disabled access

Yes

Other information

Station code

History

Opened

June 30, 1979

Traffic

Passengers (2013)

4,055 (avg. weekday)^[1]

Services

Preceding station		MARTA		Following station
Five Points toward Hamilton E. Holmes		Blue Line		King Memorial toward Indian Creek
Five Points toward Bankhead		Green Line		King Memorial toward Edgewood / Candler Park

Georgia State is a train station in Atlanta, Georgia, serving the Blue Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It also serves part-time on the Green Line. The station is located within the James H. Floyd State Office Building in Downtown Atlanta and was constructed concurrently with the building in the late 1970s. Exits are located on Piedmont Avenue and Jesse Hill Jr. Drive (formerly Butler Street). The station's name is in reference to its proximity to Georgia State University.

The station provides access to Georgia State University and the Georgia State Capitol. Access is also provided to Grady Memorial Hospital, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Hughes Spaulding, The Fulton County Health System, the Georgia Archives, James H. Floyd Twin Towers State buildings and Turner Field. Bus service is provided at this station to Lakewood Stadium, Piedmont Park, and Atlanta Medical Center.

Station layout

2F Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← Green Line toward Bankhead (Five Points) ← Blue Line toward Hamilton E. Holmes (Five Points)
	Eastbound	→ Green Line toward Edgewood/Candler Park (King Memorial) → → Blue Line toward Indian Creek (King Memorial) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance, station house

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:

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

● Red Line ●

Airport College Park East Point Lakewood / Fort McPherson Oakland City West End Garnett Five Points Peachtree Center Civic Center North Avenue Midtown Arts Center Lindbergh Center Buckhead Medical Center Dunwoody Sandy Springs North Springs

● Gold Line ●

Airport College Park East Point Lakewood / Fort McPherson Oakland City West End Garnett Five Points Peachtree Center Civic Center North Avenue Midtown Arts Center Lindbergh Center Lenox Brookhaven/Oglethorpe Chamblee Doraville

● Blue Line ●

Hamilton E. Holmes West Lake Ashby Vine City Dome / GWCC / Philips Arena / CNN Center Five Points Georgia State King Memorial Inman Park / Reynoldstown Edgewood / Candler Park East Lake Decatur Avondale Kensington Indian Creek

● Green Line ●

Bankhead Ashby Vine City Dome / GWCC / Philips Arena / CNN Center Five Points Georgia State King Memorial Inman Park / Reynoldstown Edgewood / Candler Park

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