Medical Center station (MARTA)

Medical Center is a metro station in Sandy Springs, Georgia, serving the Red Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It serves the Pill Hill neighborhood of Perimeter Center, the location of Northside Hospital Atlanta (the country's busiest birthplace), St. Joseph's Hospital, and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite and DeVry University. North of Medical Center is Dunwoody station and south is Buckhead station. This station's platforms are long enough to accommodate 8-car trains.

N8 Medical Center
MARTA rapid transit station
General information
Location	5711 Peachtree-Dunwoody Road Sandy Springs, Georgia 30342
Coordinates	33.910689°N 84.352684°W / 33.910689; -84.352684
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	MARTA Bus: 825, PTC shuttles
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	200 spaces; daily parking only Long-term parking prohibited
Bicycle facilities	6 spaces
Accessible	Yes
Architect	Diedrich Architects & Associates, Inc.
Other information
Station code	N8
History
Opened	June 8, 1996 (1996-06-08)
Passengers
2013	1,629 (avg. weekday)  0%
Services
Preceding station MARTA Following station Buckhead toward Lindbergh Center Red Line Nighttime Service Dunwoody toward North Springs Buckhead toward Airport Red Line
Location

The station is located just west of the Fulton/DeKalb County line. The portion in DeKalb County is currently not developed and is a part of MARTA's portfolio for potential transit-oriented development. 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

G	Street Level	Entrance/Exit, station house
P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound	← Red Line toward Airport (nights toward Lindbergh Center) (Buckhead)
	Northbound	← Red Line toward North Springs (Dunwoody) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

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
• Northside Hospital
• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Hospital
• Embassy Row
• Perimeter Center business district
• DeVry University

Bus routes

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:

• Route 825 - Johnson Ferry Road

External links

• MARTA Station Page
• nycsubway.org Atlanta page
• Station from Google Maps Street View

Gallery

Medical Center Station in the snow

Medical Center Award for Station of the Month for August 1999

This plaque commemorates the construction of Medical Center Station

Medical Center Tracks and Platforms