- Ashby (MARTA station)
Infobox Station
name=Ashby
type=MARTArapid transit station
logo=marta.gif
logo_size=
image_size=250
image_caption=Ashby Station
address=65 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd
Atlanta, GA 30314
line=rail color box|system=MARTA|line=East-West rail color box|system=MARTA|line=Proctor Creek
other=
platform=Stacked side platforms
tracks=2
parking=Free daily parking
bicycle=
passengers=
pass_year=
pass_percent=
opened=December 22 ,1979
rebuilt=
ADA=YES
code=W3
owned=
zone=
services=s-rail|title=MARTAAshby is an underground
train station in the MARTA rail system. It is the point where the shortProctor Creek spur line splits to the northwest of the main east/west line.As of April 2006 . 2,145 daily fares were collected at the gates.The area it serves was an important mini-downtown from the 1880s until the 1950s, centered on West Hunter St. (now
Martin Luther King Drive) and Ashby St. (nowJoseph Lowery Boulevard).As of 2006 , the area surrounding the station is being redeveloped, sporting two family-owneddiner s and a short walk to the campus of theAtlanta University Center campus.Condominium s and a shopping area are under construction adjacent to the station.References
* [http://www.itsmarta.com/getthere/stations/ashby.htm MARTA station page]
* [http://world.nycsubway.org/us/atlanta/ nycsubway.org Atlanta page]
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