Kensington (MARTA station)
 Kensington
E8
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| MARTA rapid transit station | |||||||||||
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| Location | 3350 Kensington Road Decatur, GA 30032 |
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| Coordinates | 33°46′22″N 84°15′07″W / 33.772664°N 84.251937°WCoordinates: 33°46′22″N 84°15′07″W / 33.772664°N 84.251937°W | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 1,946 spaces | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | E8 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | June 26, 1993 | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2013) | 5,950 (avg. weekday)  2% |
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Kensington is an at-grade train station in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, serving the Blue Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It has one island platform with 1 track on each side. This station opened on June 26, 1993.
Kensington is mainly a park and ride train station for commuters heading into Atlanta. This station mainly serves Decatur's unincorporated communities, as well as communities in Stone Mountain, Lithonia, and Tucker.
Bus service is provided at this station to Dekalb County Sheriffs Headquarters and Jail, The City of Stone Mountain, Georgia Piedmont Technical College (formerly known as Dekalb Technical College), Georgia Department of Labor, Memorial Drive Park & Ride, North Dekalb Mall, Northlake Mall and Dekalb Lou Walker Senior Center. Transfers to the Emory Cliff Shuttle's Oxford route are also available.
Bus Rapid Transit is provided at this station to points along Memorial Drive: 221L- Memorial Drive Limited.
The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:
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