GWCC/CNN Center station

{{Short description|MARTA rail station}}

{{Use American English|date = October 2019}}

{{Use mdy dates|date = October 2019}}

{{Infobox station

| name = {{MARTA infobox header

|blue-line=GWCC/CNN Center

|blue-station=W1}}

| image = Dome GWCC Philips Arena CNN Center MARTA station.jpg

| image_caption =

| address = 100 Centennial Olympic Park Drive NW
Atlanta, GA 30303

| coordinates = {{coord|33.756293|-84.397759|type:railwaystation_region:US-GA|display=inline,title}}

| line =

| other =

| structure = At-grade

| architect = Cooper Carry & Associates, Inc.{{cite sign |title=Omni Station |location=Atlanta, GA |type=Plaque outside of station entrance}}

| platform = 1 island platform

| tracks = 2

| parking = None

| bicycle = None

| passengers = 2,107 (avg. weekday){{cite web|title=2014 Transportation Fact Book|url=http://documents.atlantaregional.com/transportation/TFB_2014_v17.pdf|publisher=Atlanta Regional Commission|access-date=22 July 2015}}

| pass_year = 2013

| pass_percent = 0

| opened = {{start date and age|1979|12|22}}

| rebuilt =

| accessible = YES

| code = W1

| owned =

| zone =

| former = Omni (1979–1992)
Omni/Dome/World Congress Center (or "Omni/Dome/GWCC") (1992–2000)

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=MARTA|

| line1 = Blue | left1 = Vine City | right1 = Five Points

| line2 = Green | left2 = Vine City | right2 = Five Points }}

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail-metro |marker-color=#000 |zoom=15 }}

}}

GWCC/CNN Center station is an at-grade subway station in Atlanta, Georgia, on the Blue and Green lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. Located on the western edge of Downtown Atlanta, the station officially opened on December 22, 1979. It was originally called Omni station due to its proximity to the Omni Coliseum, which was demolished to build Philips Arena (now State Farm Arena). The station's name expanded in 1992 as Omni/Dome/World Congress Center{{cite web|title=MARTA System Map 1993|url=http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/marta/id/2928|publisher=Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority|access-date=21 April 2019}} (or simply Omni/Dome/GWCC){{cite web|title=MARTA Rail System Map 1996)|url=http://www.itsmarta.com/systemmap.html|publisher=Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority|access-date=21 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970625130427/http://www.itsmarta.com/systemmap.html|archive-date=June 25, 1997}} with that year's opening of the Georgia Dome as well as the Georgia World Congress Center (opened 1976). By the year 2000, the station name had changed to Dome/GWCC/Philips Arena/CNN Center.{{Cite web|title=Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority System Map, 2000-12|url=https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/marta/id/2910/rec/1|access-date=2020-12-28|website=digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu|language=en}} In June 2019, MARTA held a town hall to gather community input on a new name for the station after the demolition of the Georgia Dome and the renaming of Philips Arena to State Farm Arena.{{Cite web|title=MARTA|url=https://www.itsmarta.com/station-renaming-discussions.aspx|access-date=2020-12-28|website=www.itsmarta.com}} The station was one of five MARTA rail stations that were under consideration for new names in 2019.{{Cite news|last=Journal-Constitution|first=Raisa Habersham-The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionLeon Stafford- The Atlanta|title=MARTA works to change 5 station names — with the help of residents|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/marta-works-change-station-names-with-the-help-residents/LhM9cUq8XhgjZxYljbEafK/|access-date=2020-12-28|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|language=en}} The name of the station was changed to GWCC/CNN Center.{{Cite web|title=MARTA|url=https://www.itsmarta.com/train-stations-and-schedules.aspx|access-date=2020-12-28|website=www.itsmarta.com}} On January{{nbsp}}1, 2026, the name is set to be changed to Sports, Entertainment and Convention District, five months before the 2026 FIFA World Cup.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/gwcccnn-center-marta-station-is-getting-new-name-before-2026-fifa-world-cup/EC6TRWL3TRF2ZI6FDCI7HVABTQ/|title=GWCC/CNN Center MARTA station is getting a new name before 2026 FIFA World Cup|date=May 9, 2025|website=WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta}}

The station provides service to Mercedes-Benz Stadium (replacing the now-razed Georgia Dome), the Georgia World Congress Center, State Farm Arena, and the CNN Center. Access is also provided to the Omni and Glenn hotels, Centennial Olympic Park, the Georgia Aquarium, the College Football Hall of Fame, the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Centennial Tower, and the World of Coca-Cola at Pemberton Place.