Sandy Springs station
Sandy Springs is an underground metro station in Sandy Springs, Georgia, on the Red Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It serves the Perimeter Center area, including high-rise office parks near Georgia 400 and Abernathy Road, north of Perimeter Mall and within the recently incorporated city of Sandy Springs, the Art Institute of Atlanta, American Intercontinental University, United Parcel Service (UPS World Headquarters), North Park business park, Embassy Row and Cox Communications.
MARTA rapid transit station | |||||||||||
Location | 1101 Mount Vernon Highway Sandy Springs, Georgia 30338 | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33.933035°N 84.352019°W | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | |||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
Parking | 1,170 spaces | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 12 spaces | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | N10 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | December 16, 2000 | ||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||
Passengers (2013) | 2,322 (avg. weekday)[1] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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It is adjacent to a large shopping complex that includes a multiplex movie theater, the only MARTA station to have one so close. It is also close to the Atlanta Georgia Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Station layout
G | Street Level | Exit/Entrance, station house |
P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Southbound | ← Red Line toward Airport (nights toward Lindbergh Center) (Dunwoody) | |
Northbound | Red Line toward North Springs (Terminus) → | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right |
Parking
Sandy Springs has 1,170 daily and long-term parking spaces available for MARTA users which are located in one parking deck.
Bus Routes
The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:
- Route 148 - Mount Vernon Highway
References
- "2014 Transportation Fact Book" (PDF). Atlanta Regional Commission. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sandy Springs (MARTA station). |
- MARTA Station Page
- nycsubway.org Atlanta page
- Mount Vernon Highway entrance from Google Maps Street View