Civic Center station (MARTA)

Civic Center is an elevated metro station in Atlanta, Georgia, serving the Red and Gold lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It is located in Atlanta's SoNo district. This station has seen an increase of faregate totals and ridership in the past years due to the Megabus, which drops off and picks up passengers above the station. Additionally, there has been an increased interest in high-rise buildings in the area.

N2 Civic Center
MARTA rapid transit station
Location	435 West Peachtree Street NW Atlanta, GA 30308
Coordinates	33.766305°N 84.387209°W
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	CCT, GCT, GRTA
Construction
Structure type	Underground, elevated
Parking	None
Bicycle facilities	None
Disabled access	Yes
Architect	M. Garland Reynolds and Partners, Architects; Welton Becket Associate Architects[1]
Other information
Station code	N2
History
Opened	December 4, 1981
Passengers
2013	2,692 (avg. weekday)[2]  0%
Services
Preceding station MARTA Following station Peachtree Center toward Airport Red Line North Avenue toward North Springs Gold Line North Avenue toward Doraville

Passengers should exit at Civic Center Station for the Summit Building and MegaBus connections

Location

Image from I-75/85, showing its elevation above the highway

Civic Center station is located in SoNo, a sub-district of Downtown, with convenient access to the southern end of Midtown Atlanta. The station is named after the nearby Atlanta Civic Center three blocks east at Piedmont Avenue NE, Centennial Hill, Emory University Hospital Midtown, Peachtree Summit and SunTrust Plaza skyscrapers to the south. Nearby tourist attractions are Centennial Olympic Park, National Center for Civil and Human Rights, The World of Coca-Cola, and The Georgia Aquarium.

Station layout

S	Street Level	Entrance/Exit
2F Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound	← Red Line, Gold Line toward Airport (Peachtree Center)
	Northbound	→ Gold Line toward Doraville (North Avenue) → → Red Line toward North Springs (North Avenue) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
1F	Underpass Level	Underpass between platforms
G	Freeway Level	Downtown Connector

Civic Center has a unique layout compared to other stations of the MARTA system. Although the rest of the line in Downtown and Midtown is underground, the station is actually elevated, except for the extreme ends of the platforms, where the line once more becomes underground. This is because it lies perpendicular to and above the trench for the Downtown Connector (I-75/85). This station is noted for being the only subway station in the world that is simultaneously above a highway and below street level.

Connection to other transit systems

• Cobb Community Transit
• Gwinnett County Transit
• Georgia Regional Transportation Authority
• Megabus

Nearby Attractions

• World of Coca-Cola
• National Center for Civil and Human Rights
• Georgia Aquarium
• Pemberton Place
• Centennial Olympic Park

References

1. Gournay, Isabelle. AIA guide to the architecture of Atlanta. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-0820314501.
2. "2014 Transportation Fact Book" (PDF). Atlanta Regional Commission. Retrieved January 9, 2016.

External links

• MARTA station page
• nycsubway.org Atlanta page
• Peachtree Street entrance from Google Map Street View