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Blue Line (MARTA)

Rapid transit line in the MARTA rail system

Summary

Rapid transit line in the MARTA rail system

FieldValue
nameBlue Line
color
imageMARTA Indian Creek Station.JPG
image_width300px
captionA Blue Line train stopped at Indian Creek
typeRapid transit
systemMARTA rail
statusOperational
localeAtlanta, Georgia
startHamilton E. Holmes (west)
endIndian Creek (east)
stations15 (5 West, Five Points, 9 East)
open1979
operatorMARTA
characterat grade, elevated, underground
stockSee MARTA rail#Rolling stock
gauge
electrification
map{{Switcher
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{{Blue+Green Line (MARTA)lineBlueinline=yes}}

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The Blue Line is a rapid transit line in the MARTA rail system. It operates between Hamilton E. Holmes and Indian Creek stations, running through Atlanta, Decatur and portions of unincorporated DeKalb County.

History

What is now called the Blue Line contains some of the first sections of the MARTA rail to open. On February 19, 1975, construction on what was then known as the East Line began. On June 30, 1979, service on the East Line began operating between and .

On December 29, 1992, The following year, on June 26, 1993, and stations on the East Line opened. This was the first time MARTA rail extended beyond Interstate 285.

In 2009, MARTA introduced a color-coded system of naming for its rail lines. As a result, the former East-West Line became the Blue Line.

Future

On March 25, 2024, Andre Dickens, the mayor of Atlanta, announced plans for four new infill stations on the MARTA rail network. On April 11, Dickens announced that one of those stations will be on the Blue Line: namely, Krog Street/Hulsey Yard, located on the Blue/Green Line's shared section.

Stations

listed from west to east

StationCodeOpenedRail Line
Transfer
Hamilton E. HolmesW5December 22, 1979
West LakeW4
AshbyW3
Vine CityW2
GWCC/CNN CenterW1
Five Points
Georgia StateE1June 30, 1979
King MemorialE2
Inman Park/ReynoldstownE3
Edgewood/Candler ParkE4
East LakeE5
DecaturE6
AvondaleE7
KensingtonE8June 26, 1993
Indian CreekE9

Notes

References

References

  1. "nycsubway.org: Atlanta, Georgia".
  2. "Jacoby eyes MARTA rail to Ford site".
  3. "East-West Rail Line (and Proctor Creek)". [[Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority]].
  4. (2 October 2009). "MARTA launches color-coded rail system". Metro Magazine.
  5. "Rail Stations & Schedules".
  6. (March 25, 2024). "Atlanta mayor announces 4 new MARTA rail stations, including near Beltline". [[Cox Enterprises]].
  7. (April 11, 2024). "Mayor Dickens announces locations of new Atlanta MARTA stations". [[Cox Enterprises]].
  8. "Train Stations & Schedules".
  9. "Blue Line".
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