Bankhead (MARTA station)
 Bankhead
P4
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Bankhead Station
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| Location | 1335 Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway NW Atlanta, GA 30311 |
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| Coordinates | 33°46′19″N 84°25′44″W / 33.77189°N 84.42884°WCoordinates: 33°46′19″N 84°25′44″W / 33.77189°N 84.42884°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | MARTA | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Parking | 11 free daily parking spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | None | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | P4 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | December 12, 1992 | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2013) | 1,903 (avg. weekday)  2% |
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Bankhead is a train station in Atlanta, Georgia, the western terminus of the Green Line in the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. This station primarily serves the neighborhoods of Bankhead and West Atlanta. It provides connecting bus service to Bankhead, Donald Lee Hollowell Highway, and Maddox Park.
Unlike most MARTA stations, which are provisioned for eight rail cars, Bankhead can only accommodate two cars, with adequate space left in place to allow extension to four cars in the future. It is the only station served exclusively by the Green Line.
The area it serves is scheduled to be an important part of the Belt Line, near Maddox Park and the new Westside Park, which would be the largest park in the city of Atlanta.
Bankhead Station was opened in December 12, 1992, the same day as Doraville. The Green Line is a stub of the originally planned Proctor Creek Line, which was planned to expand north of Bankhead to the Perry Homes community, now called West Highlands. In addition, the Proctor Creek Line has another stub in between the Edgewood/Candler Park and East Lake Stations. This included plans for an additional 2 stations, one at Emory University and another in North Druid Hills.
MARTA recently announced a proposal to change the name of Bankhead station to Donald Lee Hollowell Station, reflecting the new name of Bankhead Highway.
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