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Five Points station

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Five Points
 
MARTA rapid transit station
MARTA Five Points Station Westbound Platform.JPG
Location 20 Broad St SW
Atlanta, GA 30303
Coordinates 33°45′14″N 84°23′30″W / 33.753826°N 84.391571°W / 33.753826; -84.391571Coordinates: 33°45′14″N 84°23′30″W / 33.753826°N 84.391571°W / 33.753826; -84.391571
Line(s)
  Red Line
  Gold Line
  Blue Line
Platforms 4 side platforms (two per level)
2 island platforms (one per level)
Tracks 4 (2 per level)
Connections CCT, GCT, GRTA
Construction
Structure type Underground (Red and Gold Lines)
At-grade (Blue and Green Lines)
Platform levels 1 for Blue and Green Lines, 1 for Red and Gold Lines, plus a third concourse level for faregates, and additionally a plaza level.
Parking None
Bicycle facilities None
Disabled access Yes
Architect Finch-Heery
History
Opened December 22, 1979 (East-West)
December 4, 1981 (North-South)
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 19,447 (avg. weekday) Steady 0%
Services
Preceding station   MARTA   Following station
toward Airport
Red Line
Gold Line
toward Doraville
Blue Line
toward Indian Creek
toward Bankhead
Green Line

Five Points is a metro station of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system in Atlanta, Georgia. It is the transfer point for all rail lines and serves as the main transportation hub for MARTA. It provides access to Station Soccer, the Five Points Business District, Underground Atlanta, City Hall, the Richard B. Russell Federal Building, Cobb Community Transit, Gwinnett County Transit, GRTA Xpress Transit, and the tourism heart of Downtown Atlanta. It provides connecting bus service to Zoo Atlanta, Grant Park, Atlanta University Center, Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site, Carter Center, Atlanta City Hall, and Fulton County Government Center.

Despite being considered subway, only the Red and Gold Lines are underground and utilize a tunnel under Broad Street between Garnett and Peachtree Center. The Blue and Green Lines, on the second level, are located at-grade below the intersecting elevated street viaducts in Downtown Atlanta.

The station is composed of three levels, and an additional plaza level. At the surface is the plaza level, which provides access to the concourse level, Alabama Street, and shopping along a pedestrian only portion of Broad Street. The plaza level also houses the MARTA police precinct. The plaza level connects to the concourse level, which has the faregates and provides access to the rail platforms. Outside the paid area are the MARTA Ride Store, Reduced Fare Office, and Lost and Found, and a Zip car location. Outside the faregates is a tunnel to Underground Atlanta and stairs to Peachtree Street, Alabama Street, and Forsyth Street. Within the faregates are restrooms, an information kiosk, and stairs to the platforms. Directly underneath the concourse level are the Blue Line and Green Line platforms. Running underneath and perpendicular to the Blue/Green platforms are the Red Line and Gold Line platforms. At the end of the platform is the original facade of the Eiseman Building, which was demolished to make way for the station; however, the facade is more visible from some of the platforms. Elevators provide disabled access to all levels of the station. This is the busiest station in the MARTA system, handling an average of 57,000 people per business day, and over 27,000 on weekends.


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