East Point is a train station in

East Point, Georgia East Point is a suburban city located southwest of Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia, Fulton County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 38,358. The city name ...

, serving the

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lines of the

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA, ) is the principal public transport operator in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Formed in 1971 as strictly a bus system, MARTA operates a network of bus routes linked to a rapid transit ...

(MARTA) rail system. It has an island platform between two tracks. It was opened on August 16, 1986. It mainly serves East Point, Camp Creek, and unincorporated South Fulton and College Park. This station provides access to downtown East Point historic dining-shopping-urban renewal district, and East Point Public Library. Bus service is provided at this station to Atlanta Medical Center-South Campus, Brownsmill Golf Course,

Point University Point University is a private evangelical Christian university in West Point, Georgia. It was founded in 1937 as Atlanta Christian College in East Point. The college announced its name change to Point University in 2011 and relocated its main c ...

, Fulton County Board of Education, Camp Creek Market Place, Fulton HJC Bowden Senior Center, Cleveland Avenue and Grady East Point Health Center. The proposed

Clayton County commuter rail Clayton County commuter rail was a proposed commuter rail line traversing Clayton County, Georgia and connecting with the MARTA rapid transit system at East Point station. After Clayton County joined the MARTA system in 2014, MARTA began studyi ...

service will use it as the terminal, although it is on hold.

Station layout

Bus routes

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes: * Route 78 - Cleveland Avenue * Route 79 - Sylvan Hills * Route 81- Venetian Hills / Delowe Drive * Route 84 - Washington Road / Camp Creek Marketplace * Route 93 - Headland Drive / Main Street * Route 181 - Washington Road / Fairburn * Route 192 - Old Dixie / Tara Boulevard * Route 193 - Morrow / Jonesboro

References

External links

MARTA Station Pagenycsubway.org Atlanta page

Main Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

Dorsey Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
Gold Line (MARTA) Red Line (MARTA) Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1986 Railway stations in Fulton County, Georgia 1986 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) East Point, Georgia {{GeorgiaUS-railstation-stub