Decatur station is a transit station in Decatur, Georgia, on the Blue Line of the

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(MARTA) rail system. This station opened on June 30, 1979. In 2005, a major renovation of the Church Street entrance to the station was begun that was completed in 2006. The redesign was intended to allow the station to fit in better with the stores and restaurants in the Decatur square. It has 2 tracks and side platforms that serve each track. It is one of the only stations on the Blue Line (besides those located in

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) that is completely underground. Decatur mainly serves the City of Decatur and South Dekalb County. It provides access to Downtown Decatur-Historic Shopping and Dining District, Atlanta's Dekalb Conventional Visitor's Bureau, Decatur Main Library, Dekalb County Court House, Decatur City Hall,

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, Holiday Inn Plaza Decatur and the Emory-Cliff Shuttle. Bus service is provided at this station to:

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, Agnes Scott College, Georgia State University- Decatur, Emory Hospital-Decatur, North Dekalb Health Center, Decatur Main Post Office, Virginia-Highlands and the Atlanta VA Medical Center. Green Line service, which currently terminates at Edgewood/Candler Park station, is expected to be extended to Avondale with stops at East Lake and Decatur when the platform at Bankhead is expanded to accommodate 8-car trains. This is being done to increase the levels of service on MARTA's east–west trunk line.

Station layout

Buses at this station

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes: * Route 15 - Candler Road / South DeKalb * Route 19 - Clairmont Road * Route 36 - North Decatur Road / Virginia-Highland * Route 123 - Church Street /

* Route 823 - Belvedere Plaza / Decatur

Landmarks and surrounding area

* Downtown Decatur *

* Emory-Cliff Shuttle * Agnes Scott College * Decatur Main Library * Decatur Historic Courthouse *Dekalb County Courthuse

References

External links

MARTA Station Pagenycsubway.org Atlanta page

Station from Google Maps Street View
{{MARTA Nav Blue Line (MARTA) Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority stations Railway stations in DeKalb County, Georgia Railway stations in the United States opened in 1979 Decatur, Georgia 1979 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)