|
MARTA is the common name for Atlanta's rapid transit system, consisting of a network of bus routes linked to a heavy rail rapid transit system. It is operated by the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Image File history File links Logo of MARTA - Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority - the primary transit authority for Atlanta, Georgia. ...
This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ...
Metro and Subway redirect here. ...
A wide variety of systems of interconnected components are called networks. ...
TheBus, established by Mayor Frank Fasi, is Honolulus only public transit system. ...
This article describes routing in computer networks, a method of finding paths from origins to destinations, along which information can be passed. ...
Metro and Subway redirect here. ...
Operations and funding
Shoppers in Fulton and DeKalb counties pay a 1% sales tax to support MARTA. More than 40% of this tax is exported (paid by persons who are not residents of Fulton and DeKalb counties). According to MARTA, more than 85% of its riders are residents of Fulton and DeKalb counties. Metro Atlanta's inner suburban counties, Cobb, Gwinnett, and Clayton initially agreed to join MARTA but refused membership when voters in their respective counties voted against paying to help fund the system. Since the original MARTA plan consisted of a much wider service area, some counties have representatives on the board of directors (e.g., Gwinnett and Clayton). However, only Fulton and DeKalb counties give financial support to MARTA. The inner suburban counties have instead created their own independent bus systems; Cobb Community Transit in 1989 (July 10), Gwinnett County Transit in 2001 (Nov. 5), and C-TRAN in 2001 (Oct. 1) respectively. Eleven counties, including Fulton and DeKalb, and the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority also are working together to provide a regional commuter coach service, Xpress, which began service on June 6, 2004. The system receives limited financial support for capital projects from the state of Georgia, and U.S. federal transit subsidies and grants for capital development and maintenance. By law, half of all MARTA revenues (sales tax plus fare box) must be spent on operations, half on capital expenditures like expanding the system. This law was amended in 2004 to allow a 45% capital/55% operations split for a fixed period. A sales tax is a tax on consumption. ...
Cobb County is a county located in the state of Georgia. ...
County Motto: Success Lives Here Location of Gwinnett County in Georgia Commission Chairman Charles Bannister Area - Land - Water 1,131 km² 1,121 km² 10 km² Population - Total (2004 estimate) - Density 4,850,000 (metro area) 700,794 525/km² Time Zone - summer (DST) EST (UTC-6) EDT (UTC-5...
Clayton County is a county located in the state of Georgia. ...
Cobb Community Transit or CCT is the bus public transit system in Cobb County, Georgia, one of metro Atlantas three most populated suburban counties. ...
1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Gwinnett County Transit or GCT is the bus public transit system in Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA, one of metro Atlantas three most populated suburban counties. ...
2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
The Georgia Regional Transportation Authority or GRTA (pronounced like the name Greta) is a government agency in the U.S. state of Georgia. ...
June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
...
MARTA's funding has been repeatedly cut despite criticism that it poorly serves the Atlanta area. Poor design and insufficient investment are chief among the concerns, in addition to concerns of classism and increased crime as to why Cobb county and other areas in the Metro area have refused to take part in the rail line, thus hindering expansion of the network. Cobb can refer to: Places: Cobb, California Cobb County, Georgia People: Ty Cobb, baseball player, or the 1994 movie about him David Cobb, American lawyer, activist, and 2004 Green Party presidential candidate. ...
Rail
Stations
North-South Line (orange)
 North Avenue (N3) Station ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2016x1347, 545 KB) MARTA N3 (North Avenue) station File links The following pages link to this file: Atlanta, Georgia MARTA ...
ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2016x1347, 545 KB) MARTA N3 (North Avenue) station File links The following pages link to this file: Atlanta, Georgia MARTA ...
Sandy Springs (once known as Hammond) is an unincorporated city located in Fulton County, Georgia, north of Atlanta and south of Roswell. ...
Dunwoody re-directs here; an alternate meaning is Martin Dunwoody Dunwoody is a census-designated place located in DeKalb County, Georgia. ...
The Buckhead skyline w/ midtown & downtown Atlanta in the background The Buckhead skyline Buckhead (sometimes Buckhead Village) is a community, comprised of several neighborhoods, forming roughly the northern one-fifth of Atlanta, Georgia. ...
The Woodruff Arts Center is an arts center in the Midtown district of Atlanta, Georgia. ...
The Midtown Atlanta Skyline in the Evening Midtown Atlanta is a district in Atlanta, Georgia situated between the commercial and financial district of downtown to the south and the affluent residential, shopping, and nightlife district of Buckhead to the north. ...
The Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center is a theater and fine arts venue in Atlanta, Georgia and was originally built as the citys convention center. ...
Five Points is an area of Atlanta, Georgia, the primary reference for the downtown area. ...
Fort McPherson is a U.S. Army base located in southwest Atlanta, Georgia. ...
East Point is a minor suburb of Atlanta located in Fulton County, Georgia. ...
College Park is a city located partly in Fulton County, Georgia and partially in Clayton County, Georgia. ...
Doraville is a city located in DeKalb County, Georgia. ...
Chamblee is a city located in DeKalb County, Georgia. ...
Brookhaven is a neighborhood in north Atlanta. ...
Oglethorpe University is a private liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia. ...
Lenox Square, owned by the Simon Property Group, is a shopping mall located in Atlanta, Georgias Buckhead neighborhood. ...
West-East Line (blue) public domain map of Atlanta MARTA rail system This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...
public domain map of Atlanta MARTA rail system This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...
Dr. Hamilton E. Holmes (1941-1995) was a physician (orthopedist) who helped desegregate the University of Georgia as one of the first two African-American students (along with Charlayne Hunter-Gault) in 1961, where he was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Society. ...
The Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia. ...
The Georgia World Congress Center or GWCC is the major convention center in Atlanta, run by the state of Georgia. ...
The Philips Arena is a indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia. ...
The CNN Center is the world headquarters of the Cable News Network (CNN). ...
Five Points is an area of Atlanta, Georgia, the primary reference for the downtown area. ...
Georgia State University (GSU) is an urban research university in the heart of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Founded in 1913, it serves over 28,000 students, and is one of Georgias four research universities. ...
The Martin Luther King, Jr. ...
Inman Park is a neighbourhood of the city of Atlanta, Georgia, its first planned suburb. ...
Decatur is a city located in DeKalb County, Georgia. ...
Avondale Estates is a city located in DeKalb County, Georgia. ...
Rolling stock - 101-200: CQ310 class. Built by Franco-Belge, 1979-1981
- 501-520: CQ310 class. Built by Franco-Belge, 1979-1981, originally single unit cars.
- 201-320: CQ311 class. Built by Hitachi, 1987
- 601-700: CQ312 class. Built by Breda, 2001-2003
Hitachi Ltd. ...
Ansaldobreda S.P.A. is a company based in Naples, Italy and responsible for designing and manufacturing railway and mass transit vehicles. ...
Bus MARTA's bus system is more spread out than the rail system, serving areas in Fulton and DeKalb counties such as the cities of Roswell and Alpharetta in North Fulton, along with South DeKalb and even portions of Clayton and Gwinnett Counties. Most of the bus lines feed into or intersect rail lines as well. MARTA also runs shuttles for special events (such as the Peachtree Road Race and Atlanta Marathon) and for Atlanta Braves baseball games from Five Points to Turner Field. Roswell is the name of several places in the United States of America: Roswell, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta Roswell, New Mexico, known for UFOs Roswell, Ohio Roswell, South Dakota In addition, there is: the Roswell UFO incident Roswell, a science fiction television series This is a disambiguation page — a...
Alpharetta is a city located in Fulton County, Georgia. ...
The Peachtree Road Race is the worlds largest 10 km race with 55,000 participants annually. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1876-present) East Division (1994-present) West Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (3) 1995 • 1957 • 1914 NL Pennants (17) 1999 • 1996 • 1995 • 1992 1991 • 1958 • 1957 • 1948 1914 • 1898 • 1897 • 1893 1892 • 1891 • 1883 • 1878 1877 East Division titles (11) 2005...
Picture of Fenway Park. ...
Turner Field is the major outdoor stadium of Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The stadium was originally constructed as the 85,000-seat Centennial Olympic Stadium and used for the Centennial 1996 Summer Olympics. ...
See also: MARTA bus routes This is a List of The Buses and points of interest on there Routes By Station Five Points 1 Coronet Way 3 Aurburn Ave. ...
History The system was established in 1971 with a signed agreement between DeKalb and Fulton counties, allowing such a system to run between the two counties.
West-East Line construction Construction on the West-East Line began in 1975 and the first rail service began on June 30, 1979 between the Georgia State and Avondale stations on the East Line. The second section of rail to open was the West Line between Hightower (now Hamilton E. Holmes) and Five Points stations, on December 15, 1979. On December 12, 1992, the Proctor Creek Line opened to Bankhead Station and in June of 1993, the Kensignton and Indian Creek stations opened, which also marked the first time MARTA rail service went outside I-285.
North Line construction On December 4, 1981, the North-South Line opened from Garnett Station to North Avenue, which also included the lower level of the Five Points Station. On September 11, 1982, the line was expanded to Arts Center, and the Peachtree Center station (whose opening was delayed from 1981) also opened. The section between Lindbergh Center and Brookhaven opened on December 15, 1984. The line reached Chamblee in 1987, and the Doraville terminus was finished in 1992. The section between Lenox and Doraville was redesignated the Doraville branch on June 8, 1996 when the North Springs (then Dunwoody) branch opened between Buckhead and Dunwoody stations (and also included the stretch in the Georgia 400 median). The last two North Line stations to open were Sandy Springs and North Springs, on December 16, 2000.
South Line construction The Garnett station opened in 1981 and was the first South Line station to open. The section between the West End and Lakewood-Fort McPherson opened on December 15, 1984. The East Point Station opened on August 16, 1986. and the College Park and Airport Stations opened on June 18, 1988. The Airport Station however, was built in 1980 as part of the construction of Hartsfield International Airport and was unused until the line was connected.
External links |
Feeds |
Contact