College Park is a train station in

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, serving the

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lines of the

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(MARTA) rail system. It opened on June 18, 1988. This station mainly serves College Park and surrounding areas, including

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, Riverdale,

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, and South Fulton. An interesting feature of this station is that the platform is narrower at the north end and wider at the south end, presumably to allow room for the yard leads just south of the station. The narrowing of the platform is most apparent at the north end of the platform. In 2013, College Station had 9,026 average weekday entries, passing up Lindbergh Center to become the third-busiest station, only behind the

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and Five Points Stations.

History

College Park Station was opened on June 18, 1988, along with the

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. The Airport Station was built 8 years earlier along with the airport terminal, but remained unconnected until College Park Station was built to connect the two.

Station layout

College Park Station has 1,883 daily parking spaces and 88 long-term parking spaces.

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routes 82, 93, 172, and 180 can be accessed via the north bus bays and routes 89, 189, 195, and 196 via the south bus bays. The buses serve Camp Creek Parkway,

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, Old National Highway, Southlake Mall, South Fulton Park & Ride, Fairburn, Palmetto, Sylvan Hills, Union City,

and Riverdale.

Nearby landmarks & popular destinations

* Downtown College Park *

*Bill Evans Basefield and Bill Badgett Stadium *

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References

External links

MARTA Station PageStation Overview, including video tourMARTA Guide
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