Lindbergh Center station is an at-grade train station in

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, serving the

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and

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lines of the

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(MARTA) rail system. It serves the

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neighborhood in southern

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, and is a part-time terminus of the Red Line and the last transfer point for the Red (North Springs) and Gold (Doraville) rail lines. It is the only station on this route served by the Red and Gold lines at all times. This is the third busiest station in the

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system, handling an average of 23,400 boardings per weekday. It is important to the MARTA system for a number of reasons. It is adjacent to the MARTA headquarters building, located just north of the Armour Yard Rail Services Facility (opened in 2005), which allows trains to come into service at a more central location than was previously possible, and at an important junction point for the future Belt Line and

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. On the first floor of the headquarters building is the MARTA Reduced Fare Office. It provides access to The Lindbergh Center business, shopping, and dining district, MARTA headquarters, the twin AT&T towers (formerly BellSouth), Xpress bus service to Discover Mills and HighTech Institute. It also provides connecting bus service to Ansley Mall, Atlanta History Center, Emory University, Northlake Mall, Toco Hills Shopping Plaza, Georgia Department of Labor, and the Dekalb-Peachtree Airport.

Station layout

History

Originally, the station consisted of a single island platform when opened in 1984. In 2002, during the development of the surrounding area, a side platform was constructed on the northbound side of the station to accommodate the increased ridership and transfers between the

and

rail lines.

Parking

Lindbergh Center has three parking decks for MARTA patrons. City center has 1,578 parking spaces, Garson has 785 parking spaces, and Sidney Marcus has 544 parking spaces. Due to underuse, some decks may have closed down several levels.

Bus routes

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:

North Bus Bays

* Route 5 - Piedmont Road /

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* Route 30 - LaVista Road * Route 39 - Buford Highway

South Bus Bays

* Route 6 - Clifton Road /

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* Route 809 - Monroe Drive / Boulevard

Connections to other transit systems

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* * Georgia Bus Lines

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jitneys (privately owned; no free transfers to/from MARTA)

References

External links

MARTA station pagenycsubway.org Atlanta page

Main Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

Morosgo Drive entrance from Google Maps Street View
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