Medical Center is a

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, serving the Red Line of the

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(the country's busiest birthplace), St. Joseph's Hospital, and

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. North of Medical Center is Dunwoody station and south is

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/ DeKalb County line. The portion in DeKalb County is currently not developed and is a part of MARTA's portfolio for potential

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. Of note, the station was constructed in 1996 when this portion of Fulton County was unincorporated; Sandy Springs was incorporated ten years later.

Station layout

Parking

Medical Center has 200 daily parking spaces available for MARTA users, which are located at the lower level of St. Joseph's parking deck. Daily parking (less than 24 hours) is free; long-term parking is prohibited, as the hospital is closed to visitors at night. In order to limit parking to MARTA users, the parking ticket must be validated inside of the fare gate area to exit the parking deck.

Landmarks and popular destinations

* St. Joseph's Hospital *

*Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Hospital * Embassy Row *

business district * DeVry University

Bus routes

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes: * Route 825 - Johnson Ferry Road

References

External links

MARTA Station Pagenycsubway.org Atlanta page

Station from Google Maps Street View
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