Oakland City is an embankment rail station in
Atlanta, Georgia
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, serving the
Red
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and
Gold
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lines of the
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
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(MARTA) rail system. Opened on December 15, 1984, it has one island platform between two tracks. Both sides of the station are accessed via a pedestrian underpass beneath adjacent roadways and, in the case of the east underpass, a freight railway. Though at-grade, the steep embankment on which this station is situated gives it the appearance of an elevated station. This station mainly serves the
Oakland City,
Sylvan Hills and
Capitol View neighborhoods of Atlanta.
Bus service is provided at this station to
Barge Road Park & Ride,
South Fulton Medical Center, Sylvan Hills, and
Greenbriar Mall
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.
Station layout
Bus routes
The station is served by the following
MARTA bus routes:
* Route 79 -
Sylvan Hills
* Route 83 - Campbellton Road /
Greenbriar
* Route 162 - Myrtle Drive / Alison Court
* Route 172 - Sylvan Road / Virginia Avenue
See also
*
Oakland – Jack London Square station
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References
External links
MARTA Station Pagenycsubway.org Atlanta page
Murphy Avenue entrance from Google Map Street View
Gold Line (MARTA)
Red Line (MARTA)
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority stations located above ground
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1984
Railway stations in Atlanta
1984 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
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