Arts Center (MARTA station)

Infobox Station
name=Arts Center
type=MARTA rapid transit station
logo=marta.gif
logo_size=

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address=1255 West Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30309
line=rail color box|system=MARTA|line=North-South rail color box|system=MARTA|line=Northeast-South
other=CCT, GCT, GRTA
platform=Island Platform
tracks=2
structure=Underground
coordinates=coord|33.789705|-84.387789
parking=Limited free daily parking
bicycle=
passengers=7200 (daily) [ [http://www.itsmarta.com/newsroom/martafacts.htm MARTA Facts] ]
pass_year=2007
pass_percent=0
opened=September 11, 1982
rebuilt=
ADA=YES
code=N5
owned=
zone=
services=s-rail|title=MARTA

Arts Center is an underground MARTA rail station with a central island. The station consists of four levels: the platform level, the mezzanine level with faregates facing onto West Peachtree Street, the bus level with a bus terminal, and the upper level which is located across the street from the Woodruff Arts Center. This is the ninth busiest station in the MARTA system, handling an average of 14,500 boardings per weekday.

Parking

There is a small parking lot with 33 spaces. Parking is free to patrons. There is also a Zipcar parked in the parking lot.

Attractions

*Atlantic Station (via shuttle bus)
*High Museum of Art
*Woodruff Arts Center
*Savannah College of Art & Design (via shuttle bus)
*Colony Square
*Center for Puppetry Arts
*The CW Music Complex Midtown (Center Stage, The Loft & Vinyl)
*14th Street Playhouse
*DeKalb's House

Connections to other transit systems

*Cobb Community Transit
*Gwinnett County Transit
*Georgia Regional Transportation Authority
*Atlanta Amtrak station (bus service to Amtrak station provided by MARTA)

ee also

*Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

References

External links

* [http://itsmarta.com/getthere/stations/artscenter.htm MARTA station page]
* [http://world.nycsubway.org/us/atlanta/ nycsubway.org Atlanta page]