Five Points station
Five Points is a metro station of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system in Atlanta, Georgia. It is the transfer point for all rail lines and serves as the main transportation hub for MARTA. It provides access to the Five Points Business District, Georgia State University, Underground Atlanta, City Hall, the Richard B. Russell Federal Building, CobbLinc (Formerly known as Cobb Community Transit), Ride Gwinnett (Formerly known as Gwinnett County Transit), GRTA Xpress Transit, Station Soccer, and the tourism heart of Downtown Atlanta. It provides connecting bus service to Zoo Atlanta, Grant Park, Atlanta University Center, East Atlanta Village, Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park, Carter Center, Atlanta City Hall, South Dekalb Mall and Fulton County Government Center.
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| MARTA rapid transit station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
An eastbound Green Line train arrives at Five Points station. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 20 Broad St SW Atlanta, GA 30303 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33.753826°N 84.391571°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 side platforms (two per level) 2 island platforms (one per level) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 (2 per level) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | December 22, 1979 (East-West) December 4, 1981 (North-South) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 19,447 (avg. weekday) 3.43% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.