MARTA rapid transit station | |||||||||||
View of the North Springs MARTA Stations from the parking garage
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Location | 7010 Peachtree Dunwoody Road Sandy Springs, GA 30328 |
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Coordinates | 33°56′40″N 84°21′22″W / 33.944552°N 84.356206°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | MARTA | ||||||||||
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Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | GRTA Xpress | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
Parking | 2,325 spaces | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 14 spaces | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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Station code | N11 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | December 16, 2000 | ||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||
Passengers (2013) | 6,436 (avg. weekday) 2% | ||||||||||
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North Springs is an elevated metro station in Sandy Springs, Georgia, and the northern terminus for the Red Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It is located in Sandy Springs's North Springs area. It is primarily a commuter station for Atlanta workers and university students, featuring a large parking deck and direct access on and off State Route 400, a major highway for commuters, so that drivers can avoid surface roads. North Springs attracts commuters from Roswell, Alpharetta and other towns north on State Route 400. As the northern terminus, this station is a hub for buses that continue on north, with connecting bus services to Sandy Springs, The City of Alpharetta, North Point Mall, The City of Roswell, the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, the Mansell Rd & Windward Park-Rides, and even as far north as The City of Milton. This station also provides bus assistance from North Springs High School via Route 87.
In addition to its direct exit from southbound Georgia 400 and a direct entrance to northbound Georgia 400, there is also a surface street entrance for nearby residents off Peachtree Dunwoody Road NE. Commuters who enter the station from Georgia 400 south must exit the station via Georgia 400 north, and local commuters entering from Peachtree Dunwoody Road must exit to Peachtree Dunwoody Road.