Five Points station

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Five Points
MARTA Bus: 3, 21, 26, 40, 42, 49, 55, 186, 813, 816, CobbLinc Ride Gwinnett GRTA
Construction
Structure type	Underground (Red and Gold Lines) At-grade (Blue and Green Lines)
Platform levels	1 for Blue and Green Lines, 1 for Red and Gold Lines, plus a third concourse level for faregates, and additionally a plaza level.
Parking	None
Bicycle facilities	None
Accessible	Yes
Architect	Finch-Heery[1]
History
Opened	December 22, 1979; 44 years ago (1979-12-22) (East-West) December 4, 1981; 42 years ago (1981-12-04) (North-South)
Passengers
2013	19,447 (avg. weekday)[2]  3.43%
Services
Preceding station MARTA Following station Garnett toward Airport Gold Line Peachtree Center toward Doraville Red Line Peachtree Center toward North Springs GWCC/​CNN Center toward Hamilton E. Holmes Blue Line Georgia State toward Indian Creek GWCC/​CNN Center toward Bankhead Green Line Georgia State toward King Memorial or Edgewood/​Candler Park

Five Points is a

Despite being considered a subway, only the Red and Gold Lines are underground and use a tunnel under Broad Street between Garnett and Peachtree Center. The Blue and Green Lines, on the second level, are located at-grade below the intersecting elevated street viaducts in Downtown Atlanta.

Station layout

The station is composed of three levels, and an additional plaza level. At the surface is the plaza level, which provides access to the concourse level, Alabama Street, and shopping along a pedestrian only portion of Broad Street. The plaza level also houses the MARTA police precinct. The plaza level connects to the concourse level, which has the faregates and provides access to the rail platforms. Outside the paid area are the MARTA Ride Store, Reduced Fare Office, and Lost and Found, and a

Preliminary planning and design of the entire MARTA heavy rail system began in 1967 after Georgia state legislature approval of MARTA's 1966 creation, with early blueprints ready in mid-1968.^[citation needed] Design and engineering began in 1973; existing properties were acquired, demolished and underwent site preparation in 1974–1975, and actual construction began in early 1976.^{[citation needed]} The station was constructed using the cut-and-cover method. The Gold Line (then called North-South line) was built beneath Broad Street, and the Blue Line (then called East-West line) was constructed next to the railroad freight lines that run through Downtown Atlanta. Five Points opened on December 22, 1979 with only the original East-West platform open.^{[citation needed]} The initial opening of the station was almost delayed because of construction on the lower level. The North-South platform did not open until December 4, 1981.^{[citation needed]} Major renovations to both the east and west street-level plazas of the station began in April 2006.^{[citation needed]}

In 2016, a section of the station was converted into a small

• Station Soccer
• City Hall
• Fulton County Annex
• Richard B. Russell Federal Building
• Five Points (Atlanta)
• Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center
• Underground Atlanta
• Rich's (department store) (formerly)

Bus routes

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:

• Route 3 - Martin Luther King Jr. Drive / Auburn Avenue
• Route 21 - Memorial Drive
• Route 26 - Marietta Street / Perry Boulevard.
• Route 40 - Peachtree Street / Downtown
• Route 42 - Pryor Road.
• Route 49 - McDonough Boulevard
• Route 55 - Jonesboro Road
• Route 186 - Rainbow Drive / South DeKalb
• Route 813 - Atlanta Student Movement Blvd.
• Route 816 - North Highland Avenue

Connection to other transit systems

• CobbLinc
• Ride Gwinnett
• Georgia Regional Transportation Authority

References

External links

• MARTA Station Page
• nycsubway.org Atlanta page
• Photo showing construction of the Five Points MARTA station - #1
• Photo showing construction of the Five Points MARTA station - #2
• Forsyth Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Peachtree Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

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