GWCC/CNN Center station

GWCC/CNN Center station is a rail station in Atlanta, Georgia, on the Blue and Green lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. Located on the western edge of Downtown Atlanta, the station officially opened on December 22, 1979. It was originally called Omni station due to its proximity to the Omni Coliseum, which was demolished to build Philips Arena (now State Farm Arena). The station's name expanded in 1992 as Omni/Dome/World Congress Center[3] (or simply Omni/Dome/GWCC)[4] with that year's opening of the Georgia Dome as well as the Georgia World Congress Center (opened 1976). By the year 2000, the station station name had changed to Dome/GWCC/Philips Arena/CNN Center.[5] In June of 2019, MARTA held a town hall to gather community input on a new name for the station after the demolition of the Georgia Dome and the renaming of Philips Arena to State Farm Arena.[6] The station was one of five MARTA rail stations that were under consideration for new names in 2019.[7] The name of the station was changed to GWCC/CNN Center.[8]

W1 GWCC/CNN Center
MARTA rapid transit station
Location	100 Centennial Olympic Park Drive NW Atlanta, GA 30303
Coordinates	33.756293°N 84.397759°W
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	None
Bicycle facilities	None
Disabled access	Yes
Architect	Cooper Carry & Associates, Inc.[1]
Other information
Station code	W1
History
Opened	December 22, 1979
Previous names	Omni (1979-1992) Omni/Dome/World Congress Center (or "Omni/Dome/GWCC") (1992-2000)
Passengers
2013	2,107 (avg. weekday)[2]  0%
Services
Preceding station MARTA Following station Vine City toward Hamilton E. Holmes Blue Line Five Points toward Indian Creek Vine City toward Bankhead Green Line Five Points toward King Memorial or Edgewood/Candler Park

The station provides service to Mercedes-Benz Stadium (replacing the now-razed Georgia Dome), the Georgia World Congress Center, State Farm Arena, and the CNN Center. Access is also provided to the Omni and Glenn hotels, Centennial Olympic Park, the Georgia Aquarium, the College Football Hall of Fame, the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Centennial Tower, and the World of Coca-Cola at Pemberton Place.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
P Platform level	Westbound	← Green Line toward Bankhead (Vine City) ← Blue Line toward H. E. Holmes (Vine City)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Eastbound	→ Green Line toward Edgewood / Candler Park (weekends toward King Memorial) (Five Points) → → Blue Line toward Indian Creek (Five Points) →

References

1. Omni Station (Plaque outside of station entrance). Atlanta, GA.
2. "2014 Transportation Fact Book" (PDF). Atlanta Regional Commission. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
3. "MARTA System Map 1993". Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
4. "MARTA Rail System Map 1996)". Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Archived from the original on June 25, 1997. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
5. "Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority System Map, 2000-12". digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
6. "MARTA". www.itsmarta.com. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
7. Journal-Constitution, Raisa Habersham-The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionLeon Stafford- The Atlanta. "MARTA works to change 5 station names — with the help of residents". ajc. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
8. "MARTA". www.itsmarta.com. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

External links

• MARTA Station Page
• nycsubway.org Atlanta page
• Centennial Olympic Park Drive entrance from Google Maps Street View