Airport station (MARTA)

{{Short description|MARTA rail station}}

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| image_caption=Island platform at Airport

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| address=Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
South Airport Terminal
Atlanta, GA 30320

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| other=ATL SkyTrain

| structure=Elevated

| platform=1 island platform

| tracks=2

| parking=Paid parking nearby

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| passengers=9,173 (avg. weekday){{cite web|title=2014 Transportation Fact Book|url=http://documents.atlantaregional.com/transportation/TFB_2014_v17.pdf|publisher=Atlanta Regional Commission|accessdate=22 July 2015}}

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| code=S7

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| line2=Gold|right2=College Park}}

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Airport is an elevated train station and southern terminus on the Red and Gold lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system, located at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport. It is served by the Gold Line (4:30am/1:30am), while the Red Line generally serves it all day until 8:30 PM on weekdays and 8:50 PM on weekends when there is no scheduled track maintenance. It features one of only two Ridestores, the only other one being at Five Points.

The upper level consists of an island platform between two tracks, while the mezzanine contains the fare gates inside the airport terminal. Since all trains are northbound from here, the island platform is set up such that the "southbound" side is for Doraville (Gold Line) trains and the "northbound" side is for North Springs (Red Line) trains. This is the second busiest railway station on the MARTA system, only surpassed by Five Points.

This station provides access to the airport's North and South Terminals. Free transfer service is provided outside and across the street by the ATL Skytrain to the Georgia International Convention Center and the new Consolidated Rental Car Facility.

The Airport station is located within the city limits of College Park and is the only station in Clayton County, while all others are in either Fulton or DeKalb counties.

History

The Airport station was constructed in the late 1970s as part of the current Hartsfield-Jackson midfield terminal complex, which opened on September 21, 1980. However, it only became connected to the rest of the system with the extension of the South Line to the airport in 1988, which also included the College Park station.

Station layout

{{Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport}}

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Platform level

|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"|Northbound

|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"|Gold Line (MARTA) toward Doraville (College Park)

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style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Northbound

|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Red Line (MARTA) toward North Springs (College Park)

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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|Street level

|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=400 valign=top|Entrance/Exit, fare barriers, ATL SkyTrain

Other transit connections

  • ATL SkyTrain automated people mover to the Georgia International Convention Center and Consolidated Rental Car Facility{{cite web|title=Hartsfield-Jackson's Rental Car Center (RCC)-ATL SkyTrain |url=http://www.atlanta-airport.com/Airport/Construction/RentalCarCenter/SkyTrain.aspx |website=Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport |publisher=Department of Aviation-City of Atlanta |accessdate=22 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150718014819/http://www.atlanta-airport.com/Airport/Construction/RentalCarCenter/SkyTrain.aspx |archivedate=18 July 2015 }}
  • The Plane Train - automated people mover within the airport and underground for travel between terminals

References

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