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Georgia State (MARTA station)
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Georgia State is an at-grade station on the Blue
and part-time on the Green
lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
(MARTA) rail system located in the eastern part of Downtown Atlanta
. The station is located within the James H. Floyd State Office Building and was constructed concurrently with the building in the late 1970s. The station has exits located on Piedmont Avenue and Jesse Hill Jr. Drive (formerly Butler Street). It provides access to Georgia State University
, the Georgia State Capitol
, Grady Memorial Hospital
, The Fulton County Health System, the Georgia Archives, James H. Floyd Twin Towers State buildings and Turner Field
. It provides connecting bus service, to Lakewood Stadium
, Piedmont Park
, Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta Hughes Spaulding and Atlanta Medical Center
.
Blue Line (MARTA)
The Blue Line is a rapid transit line in the MARTA rail system. It operates between Hamilton E. Holmes and Indian Creek stations, running through Atlanta, Decatur and portions of unincorporated DeKalb County....
and part-time on the Green
Green Line (MARTA)
The Green Line is a rapid transit line in the MARTA rail system. It operates between Bankhead and Edgewood/Candler Park stations, running exclusively inside the Atlanta city limits....
lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority or MARTA is the principal rapid-transit system in the Atlanta metropolitan area and the ninth-largest in the United States. Formed in 1971 as strictly a bus system, MARTA operates a network of bus routes linked to a rapid transit system consisting...
(MARTA) rail system located in the eastern part of Downtown Atlanta
Downtown Atlanta
Downtown Atlanta is the first and largest of the three financial districts in the city of Atlanta. Downtown Atlanta is the location of many corporate or regional headquarters, city, county, state and federal government facilities, sporting facilities, and is the central tourist attraction of the city...
. The station is located within the James H. Floyd State Office Building and was constructed concurrently with the building in the late 1970s. The station has exits located on Piedmont Avenue and Jesse Hill Jr. Drive (formerly Butler Street). It provides access to Georgia State University
Georgia State University
Georgia State University is a research university in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Founded in 1913, it serves about 30,000 students and is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities...
, the Georgia State Capitol
Georgia State Capitol
The Georgia State Capitol, in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States, is an architecturally and historically significant building. It has been named a National Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is the main office building of Georgia's government...
, Grady Memorial Hospital
Grady Memorial Hospital
Grady Memorial Hospital, frequently referred to as Grady Hospital or simply Grady, is the largest hospital in the state of Georgia and the public hospital for the city of Atlanta. It is the 5th largest public hospital in the United States, as well as one the busiest Level I trauma centers in the...
, The Fulton County Health System, the Georgia Archives, James H. Floyd Twin Towers State buildings and Turner Field
Turner Field
Turner Field is a stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, home to Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves since 1997. Turner Field was originally built as Centennial Olympic Stadium, it was completed in 1996 to serve as the centerpiece of the 1996 Summer Olympics...
. It provides connecting bus service, to Lakewood Stadium
Lakewood Stadium
Lakewood Stadium is a 10,000 seat stadium located in the Lakewood Heights neighborhood of Southeast Atlanta, Georgia. The stadium is one of two stadiums owned and managed by the Atlanta Public Schools system, and it is also the largest. The other stadium is Grady Stadium. Lakewood stadium was the...
, Piedmont Park
Piedmont Park
Piedmont Park is a urban park in Atlanta, Georgia, located about northeast of Downtown, between the Midtown and Virginia Highland neighborhoods. Originally the land was owned by Dr. Benjamin Walker, who used it as his out-of-town gentleman's farm and residence...
, Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta Hughes Spaulding and Atlanta Medical Center
Atlanta Medical Center
Atlanta Medical Center is a hospital in Atlanta, Georgia operated by Tenet Healthcare. It has 460 beds and over 700 physicians, a Level I trauma center, a Level III neonatal unit, and supports air ambulance service via heliport. It was formerly known as Georgia Baptist Hospital.-History:On...
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Buses at this Station
- Route 21 - Memorial Drive
- Route 99 - Boulevard / Monroe Drive
- Route 155 - Windsor Street / Lakewood Avenue