Lakewood/Fort McPherson station
Lakewood / Fort McPherson is an embankment rail station in Atlanta and East Point, Georgia, serving the Red and Gold lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It has an island platform between two tracks. It opened on December 15, 1984. The set up for this station is like many on the East-West line. In a similar layout to that of Oakland City, the road adjacent to the station must be traversed for station access; in the case of Lakewood/Fort MacPherson, a bridge over the roadway is utilized rather than an underpass. This station mainly serves Lakewood, and the neighborhoods around the Fort McPherson Military Base.
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MARTA rapid transit station | |||||||||||||||
![]() Lakewood/Fort McPherson station | |||||||||||||||
Location | 2020 Lee Street SW Atlanta, GA 30310 | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33.700457°N 84.428859°W | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Embankment | ||||||||||||||
Parking | 1,134 spaces; daily parking | ||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 8 spaces | ||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||
Station code | S4 | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | December 15, 1984 | ||||||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||||||
Passengers (2013) | 2,207 (avg. weekday)[1] ![]() | ||||||||||||||
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As the name suggests, it provides access to the historic and now-defunct Fort McPherson, and Lakewood. Bus service is provided to the Barge Road Park & Ride, Greenbriar Mall, Southside Industrial Park, and Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood.
Station layout
M | Mezzanine | Crossover to platform |
P Platform level |
Southbound | ← Red Line, Gold Line toward Airport (East Point) |
Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Northbound | → Gold Line toward Doraville (Oakland City) → → Red Line toward North Springs (Oakland City) → | |
G | Street Level | Entrance/Exit, fare barriers, bus loops |
Bus routes
The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:
- Route 42 - Pryor Street / McDaniel Street
- Route 178 - Empire Boulevard / Southside Industrial Park
- Route 183 - Barge Road Park & Ride / Lakewood
- Route 191 - Riverdale / ATL International Terminal.
- Route 194 - Conley Road / Mt. Zion.
- Route 295 - Metropolitan Campus Express
References
- "2014 Transportation Fact Book" (PDF). Atlanta Regional Commission. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
External links
- MARTA Station Page
- nycsubway.org Atlanta page
- Lee Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Murphy Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View