Decatur Station
Decatur mainly serves the City of Decatur and South Dekalb County. It provides access to Downtown Decatur-Historic Shopping and Dining District, Atlanta's Dekalb Conventional Visitor's Bureau, Decatur Main Library, Dekalb County Court House, Decatur City Hall, Devry University, Holiday Inn Plaza Decatur and the Emory-Cliff Shuttle.
Bus service is provided at this station to: South Dekalb Mall, North Dekalb Mall, Agnes Scott College, Georgia State University- Decatur, Emory Hospital-Decatur, North Dekalb Health Center, Decatur Main Post Office, Virginia-Highlands and the Atlanta VA Medical Center.
Green Line service, which currently terminates at Edgewood/Candler Park station, is expected to be extended to Avondale with stops at East Lake and Decatur when the platform at Bankhead is expanded to accommodate 8-car trains. This is being done to increase the levels of service on MARTA's east–west trunk line.
Station layout
G | Street Level | Exit/Entrance |
M | Mezzanine | Fare barriers |
P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Westbound | ← Blue Line toward H. E. Holmes (East Lake) | |
Eastbound | Blue Line toward Indian Creek (Avondale) → | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right |
Buses at this station
The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:
- Route 15 - Candler Road / South DeKalb
- Route 19 - Clairmont Road
- Route 36 - North Decatur Road / Virginia-Highland
- Route 123 - Church Street / North Dekalb Mall
- Route 823 - Belvedere Plaza / Decatur
Landmarks and surrounding area
- Downtown Decatur
- Devry University
- Emory-Cliff Shuttle
- Agnes Scott College
- Decatur Main Library
- Decatur Historic Courthouse
- Dekalb County Courthuse
References
- ^ "Stevens and Wilkinson - New Georgia Encyclopedia". June 4, 2013. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- ^ "2014 Transportation Fact Book" (PDF). Atlanta Regional Commission. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ^ "ATL Board of Directors Meeting" (PDF). February 4, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2021.