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H.E. Holmes (MARTA station)
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Hamilton E. Holmes is an elevated metro station
in the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
(MARTA) rail system, and the western terminus for the Blue Line
. This is one of the busiest stations in the MARTA system, handling an average of 22,000 boardings per weekday. When the station opened in 1979 it was originally named Hightower station after Hightower Road, but both the road and the station were later renamed to honor civil-rights hero Hamilton E. Holmes
. The station serves areas near the junction of Interstate 20 and Georgia 280
east of Adamsville
. Because this is mainly a park-and-ride station, 1,426 spaces are located on site. This station provides connecting bus service to Greenbriar Mall, SixFlags Over Georgia, Barge Road Park N' Ride, Martin Luther King Jr. and Sweet Auburn Historic Districts and The Fulton Industrial Business District .
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
in 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, and the western terminus for the Blue Line
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....
. This is one of the busiest stations in the MARTA system, handling an average of 22,000 boardings per weekday. When the station opened in 1979 it was originally named Hightower station after Hightower Road, but both the road and the station were later renamed to honor civil-rights hero Hamilton E. Holmes
Hamilton E. Holmes
Hamilton E. Holmes was an American orthopedic physician. He and Charlayne Hunter-Gault were the first two African-American students admitted to the University of Georgia. Additionally, Holmes was the first African-American student to attend the Emory University School of Medicine, where he...
. The station serves areas near the junction of Interstate 20 and Georgia 280
Georgia State Route 280
State Route 280 is a state route located in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area in the U.S. state of Georgia. State Route 280 is a major urban arterial, with portions of the route seeing an Average Annual Daily Traffic of over 30,000 vehicles, especially around Dobbins Air Reserve Base...
east of Adamsville
Adamsville (Atlanta)
Adamsville is a predominantly African-American neighborhood on the west side of Atlanta, Georgia. It's located where I-20 and I-285 meet on the west side.Entertainers Killer Mike, Bone Crusher, and Stevie-the-Steve-Man Corby are from Adamsville....
. Because this is mainly a park-and-ride station, 1,426 spaces are located on site. This station provides connecting bus service to Greenbriar Mall, SixFlags Over Georgia, Barge Road Park N' Ride, Martin Luther King Jr. and Sweet Auburn Historic Districts and The Fulton Industrial Business District .
Attractions
- Frederick Douglass High School
- Benjamin E. Mays High School
- Six Flags Over GeorgiaSix Flags Over GeorgiaSix Flags Over Georgia is a theme park located west of Atlanta, in unincorporated Cobb County. Opened in 1967, it is the second park in the Six Flags chain, after the original opening in 1961 in Texas....
- Fulton Industrial
- Martin Luther King Drive
- Greenbriar MallGreenbriar MallGreenbriar Mall is a shopping mall southwest of downtown Atlanta, United States..-Early years:Greenbriar Center opened in August/September 1965 as Atlanta's third totally enclosed mall, after Columbia Mall, in 1964, and North Dekalb Center, in July 1965. The design of the mall was like many of the...
Buses at this station
- Route 3 - Martin Luther King Jr. Drive / Auburn Avenue
- Route 56 - AdamsvilleAdamsville (Atlanta)Adamsville is a predominantly African-American neighborhood on the west side of Atlanta, Georgia. It's located where I-20 and I-285 meet on the west side.Entertainers Killer Mike, Bone Crusher, and Stevie-the-Steve-Man Corby are from Adamsville....
/ Collier Heights - Route 60 - Hightower / Moores Mill
- Route 66 - Lynhurst / Barge Road Park & Ride
- Route 73 - Fulton Industrial
- Route 153 - H.E. Holmes / Browntown
- Route 165 - Fairburn Road / Barge Park & Ride
- Route 170 - Brownlee Road / Peyton
- Route 201 - Six Flags Over Georgia
- CCT Rt. 30 - Austell Rd
- CCT Rt. 35 - Veterans Memorial Highway