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servicing the West End and most of Southwest Atlanta, including neighborhoods bordering Cascade Road and Metropolitan Parkway. The West End station opened on September 11, 1982. This station provides access to The Mall at Westend and the Woodruff Library Shuttle to

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. Bus service is provided at this station to Westend Medical Center,

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Atlanta,

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Station layout

Bus routes

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes: * Route 1 - Marietta Blvd. / Joseph E Lowery Blvd. * Route 40 - Peachtree Street / Downtown * Route 58 - West Lake Avenue / Hollywood Road * Route 68 - Benjamin E. Mays Drive * Route 71 - Cascade Road * Route 81 - Venetian Hills / Delowe Drive * Route 94 - Northside Drive * Route 95 - Metropolitan Parkway * Route 155 - Pittsburgh * Route 832 - Grant Park Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, MARTA is only providing service to routes 40, 71, and 95 until further notice.

References

External links

MARTA Station Pagenycsubway.org Atlanta page

Station from Google Maps Street View
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