King Memorial is an elevated station on the Blue

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 Old Fourth Ward

Old Fourth Ward

The Old Fourth Ward, often abbreviated The Fourth Ward or O4W, is a neighborhood stretching east from Downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The Old Fourth Ward is one of the city's most rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods, but is also one of the city's most eclectic, containing a burgeoning nightlife district...

, near Oakland Cemetery. The station name is a portmanteau of Martin Luther King and nearby Memorial Drive

Georgia State Route 154

State Route 154 begins at S.R. 54 in Sharpsburg and ends at S.R. 10 just to the east of Avondale Estates....

. It provides access to such attractions as The Oakland Cemetery. And is in close proximity to Martin Luther King Jr. Historic Site, Sweet Auburn Historic District, Zoo Atlanta, and Grant Park

External links

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