Avondale station (MARTA)
 Avondale
E7 | |||||||||||
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| MARTA rapid transit station | |||||||||||
 Avondale MARTA station | |||||||||||
| Location |
915 East Ponce de Leon Avenue Decatur, GA 30030 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°46′31″N 84°16′55″W / 33.775277°N 84.281903°WCoordinates: 33°46′31″N 84°16′55″W / 33.775277°N 84.281903°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 823 spaces; Daily parking | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | E7 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | June 30, 1979 | ||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||
| Passengers (2013) |
4,327 (avg. weekday)[1]  5% | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Avondale is a train station in Decatur, Georgia. It is on the Blue Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. The station is at-grade and has two island platforms, one for each direction. The center two tracks are not normally used for through service. Because of these middle tracks, it is not uncommon for trains to be bound for Avondale, having passengers change trains at Avondale. This station opened on June 30, 1979; From 1979 to 1993, this was the terminus of the East Line. This station has parking (823 spaces) available on E. College Avenue.
This station mainly serves Avondale Estates (although technically not located in the city limits) and Decatur Heights, as well as Clarkston, Druid Hills, Scottdale, Tucker, Northlake & North Decatur.
It provides access to the Dekalb County Department of Family, and Children Services Center (DFACS). Bus service is provided at this station to Clifton Springs Health Center, GRTA/Panola Park & Ride, Open Campus High School, Georgia Department of Labor, Dekalb Farmers Market, Avondale Estates, Tucker, and Mountain Industrial Boulevard.
East of the station is Avondale Yard, a train yard used to service, clean, store, and test the fleet of rolling stock it services. Adjacent to the yard is Laredo Bus Facility.
Station layout
| M | Mezzanine | Crossover between street and platforms |
| G Ground/ platform level |
Westbound | ← Blue Line toward Hamilton E. Holmes (Decatur) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Westbound | → To maintenance yard (No passengers) | |
| Eastbound | → To maintenance yard (No passengers) | |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Eastbound | → Blue Line toward Indian Creek (Kensington) → | |
Clifton Corridor
Avondale station is a proposed terminus for rapid transit along the Clifton Corridor, a proposed public transportation corridor stretching from Lindbergh Center eastwards, following the existing CSX rail corridor to Emory University, with possible continuation along the northern edge of Decatur via Suburban Plaza on N. Decatur Rd. and on to Avondale. As of October 2011, bus, light rail and heavy rail rapid-transit options are under consideration.[2] The 1-cent sales tax upon which the Atlanta region will vote in Summer 2012 would provide funding for the line.
Landmarks and popular locations served
- Your DeKalb Farmers Market
- Toco-Hills Shopping Plaza
Buses at this station
The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:
Northside bays
- Route 75 - Tucker / Lawrenceville Highway
- Route 114 - Columbia Drive / Clifton Springs Health Center (Route name will change effective December 10, 2016, to Columbia Drive/Clifton Springs Road)
- Route 117- Rockbridge Road/Panola Road
- Route 120 - East Ponce de Leon Avenue / Tucker
References
- ↑ "2014 Transportation Fact Book" (PDF). Atlanta Regional Commission. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ↑ MARTA Clifton Corridor