Blue Line (MARTA)

Blue Line
Overview
Type rapid transit
System Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
Status operational
Locale Atlanta, Georgia
Termini Hamilton E. Holmes (west)
Indian Creek (east)
Stations 15 (5 West, Five Points, 9 East)
Operation
Opened 1979
Operator(s) MARTA
Technical
Track gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification third rail
Highest elevation at grade, elevated, underground
Blue & Green Lines
Legend
Indian Creek
I285
Kensington
Avondale
Decatur
East Lake
Edgewood / Candler Park
Inman Park / Reynoldstown
King Memorial
I75 / I85 (Downtown Connector)
Georgia State
Five Points  Red  &  Gold  Lines, Ridestore
Dome / GWCC / Philips Arena / CNN Center
Vine City
Ashby
West Lake
Bankhead
I20
Hamilton E. Holmes

The Blue Line is a rapid transit line in the MARTA rail system. It operates between Hamilton E. Holmes and Indian Creek stations, running through Atlanta, Decatur and portions of unincorporated DeKalb County.

The Blue Line was previously called the East-West Line until MARTA switched to a color-based naming system in October 2009. The East-West Line, from its launch, was considered one line (denoted with the Blue Line color on old system maps) until 2006 when the West branch and the Proctor Creek branch were redesignated as the East-West Line (the current Blue Line) and the Proctor Creek Line (the current Green Line).

The rail line was part of the initial launch of MARTA rail service in 1979. The first segment ran from the East Line segment from Georgia State to the Avondale stations upon the opening in June of that year. By the end of 1979, it extended west to the Hightower station (now Hamilton E. Holmes) on the West Line segment, which serves as that station's terminus. Although the North-South line was expanded throughout the 1980s, the East-West line did not see any extension since its opening until 1992 when the Proctor Creek branch of the line opened to its terminus at Bankhead station. It finally extended to its current eastern terminus at Indian Creek in September 1993.

Now known as the Blue Line, it shares trackage with its counterpart, the Green Line, between just west of Ashby and Edgewood/Candler Park.

Stations

listed from west to east

Station Code Opened Rail Line
Transfer
Hamilton E. Holmes W5 1979
West Lake W4 1979
Ashby W3 1979     
Vine City W2 1979     
Dome / GWCC / Philips Arena / CNN Center W1 1979     
Five Points 1979*               
Georgia State E1 1979     
King Memorial E2 1979     
Inman Park / Reynoldstown E3 1979     
Edgewood / Candler Park E4 1979     
East Lake E5 1979
Decatur E6 1979
Avondale E7 1979
Kensington E8 1993
Indian Creek E9 1993

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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