North Avenue station (MARTA)

North Avenue
MARTA rapid transit station
Location	713 West Peachtree Street NW Atlanta, GA 30308
Coordinates
Line(s)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	CCT, GCT, GRTA
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Yes
Architect	Henri Jova
Other information
Station code	N3
History
Opened	December 4, 1981
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	5,045  0%
Services
Preceding station   MARTA   Following station Civic Center toward Airport Red Line Midtown toward North Springs Gold Line Midtown toward Doraville

North Avenue is an underground train station in Atlanta, Georgia, serving the Red and Gold lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. Named after the nearby North Avenue, it is located on the southern end of Midtown Atlanta. The walls are made of white tile and painted with a mural of green hills, a blue sky, and clouds. The murals were designed by Gordon Anderson while he was a Professor of Art at Georgia State University. It is among the busiest stations in the system with an average of 15,000 boardings per weekday. The station has a direct entrance to the AT&T Midtown Center and is actually located in the skyscraper's basement.

It provides access to the Baltimore Block, Bank of America Plaza, Center for the Visually Impaired, Bobby Dodd Stadium, Emory University Hospital Midtown, Georgia Institute of Technology, Shakespeare Tavern, The Varsity, Rufus M. Rose House, The Fox Theatre, and the Georgian Terrace Hotel. It also provides connecting bus service to The Carter Center, the communities of Edgewood and Inman Park, Fulton County Sheriffs Headquarters and Jail, Coca-Cola headquarters, Bauder College, Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Ferst Center for the Arts, Georgia Tech and The Varsity.

Station layout

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

Bus routes

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:

• Route 1 - Coronet Way / North Avenue
• Route 2 - Ponce de Leon Avenue / Moreland Avenue
• Route 26 - Perry Boulevard / North Avenue
• Route 99 - Boulevard / Monroe Drive
• Route 102 - Ponce de Leon Avenue / Candler Park

Connection to other transit systems

• Cobb Community Transit
• Gwinnett County Transit
• Georgia Regional Transportation Authority

External links

• MARTA Station Page
• nycsubway.org Atlanta page
• Ponce de Leon Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• North Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View