Lindbergh Center (MARTA station)

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

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image_size=300
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address=2424 Piedmont Road
Atlanta, GA 30324
line=rail color box|system=MARTA|line=North-South rail color box|system=MARTA|line=Northeast-South
other=GRTA, Royal Bus Lines buses
platform=Side (Northbound only) and Island Platforms
tracks=2
structure=At-grade
coordinates=coord|33.821995|-84.367447
parking=Daily is free, overnight is US$7 per day
bicycle=
passengers=8,200 (daily) [ [http://www.itsmarta.com/newsroom/martafacts.htm MARTA Facts] ]
pass_year=2007
pass_percent=0
opened=December 15,1984
rebuilt=2002
ADA=YES
code=N6
owned=
zone=
services=s-rail|title=MARTA

Lindbergh Center station is in the southern section of Buckhead. This is the second busiest station in the MARTA system, handling an average of 23,400 boardings per weekday. It is important to the MARTA system for a number of reasons. It is adjacent to their headquarters building, located just north of the Armour Yard Rail Services Facility (opened in 2005), which allows trains to come into service at a more central location than was previously possible, and at an important junction point for the future Belt Line. On the first floor of the headquarters building is the MARTA Ridestore.

Nearby development

In the early 2000s, as part of the Lindbergh City Center project, [ [http://www.buckhead.net/piedmont Buckhead - Atlanta, Georgia - Piedmont Road - Shopping and dining ] ] two large office buildings, retail, restaurants and parking decks were constructed on MARTA owned land above the station and in 2005 ground was broken across Piedmont for a large new urbanist development. Originally, the station consisted of a single island platform when opened in 1984. In 2002, during the development of the surrounding area, a side platform was constructed on the northbound side of the station to accommodate the increased ridership and transfers between the North-South and Northeast-South rail lines.

Parking

Lindbergh Center has three parking decks for MARTA patrons. City center has 1,578 parking spaces, Garson has 785 parking spaces, and Sidney Marcus has 544 parking spaces. Daily parking (less than 24 hours) is free in all decks; long term parking is charged at US$7 per day, including the first day and is only permitted in the Sidney Marcus parking deck.

Connections to other transit systems

*Georgia Regional Transportation Authority
*Royal Bus Lines (privately owned; no free transfers to/from MARTA)

ee also

*Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

References

External links

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