Vine City (MARTA station)
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Vine City is an at-grade train 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 terminus station of 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. It is one of only 2 stations served by the Green, and Blue lines at all times. The area it serves, also called Vine City
Vine City (Atlanta)
Vine City is a neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. It is bounded:* on the north by Joseph E. Boone Blvd. and the English Avenue neighborhood* on the south by Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and the Atlanta University Center...

, was mostly industrial in the early 20th century being just south of Atlanta's largest power plant, the Davis Street Plant. As of 2009, some of the areas west of Northside Drive are largely abandoned and primed for redevelopment.

Vine City provides overflow service to the Georgia Dome. As well as access to the Atlanta University Center, Morris Brown College, Moorehouse, Spellman, Herndon Stadium, and Clark Atlanta University. It is the final connecting Point and part-time terminus of the Green Line before it spurs to Bankhead Station. It also features 29 parking spaces in a small on site lot. Because of its dense location it is not directly served with bus service, however bus service is provided along the streets surrounding the station and at Hamilton E. Holmes station or Five Points
Five Points (MARTA station)
Five Points is a tri-level underground multi-platform metro station of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority rail system. It is the transfer point between the Red and Gold Lines and the Blue and Green Lines and serves as MARTA's transportation hub. It provides access to the Five Points...

 station.

Attractions

  • Georgia Dome
    Georgia Dome
    The Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, between downtown to the east and Vine City to the west. It is primarily the home stadium for the NFL Atlanta Falcons and the NCAA Division I FCS Georgia State Panthers football team. It is owned and operated by the...

  • Morris Brown College
    Morris Brown College
    Morris Brown College is a private, coed, liberal arts college located in the Vine City community of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It is a historically black college affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church...

  • Herndon Stadium
    Herndon Stadium
    Alonzo Herndon Stadium, named for Alonzo Herndon, is a 15,011-seat stadium on the campus of Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It is the only two-sided stadium in the Atlanta University Center. It is one block over from the locally known Herndon Home, and sits above the MARTA...

  • Clark Atlanta University
    Clark Atlanta University
    Clark Atlanta University is a private, historically black university in Atlanta, Georgia. It was formed in 1988 with the consolidation of Clark College and Atlanta University...

  • Spelman College
    Spelman College
    Spelman College is a four-year liberal arts women's college located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The college is part of the Atlanta University Center academic consortium in Atlanta. Founded in 1881 as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, Spelman was the first historically black female...

  • Morehouse College
    Morehouse College
    Morehouse College is a private, all-male, liberal arts, historically black college located in Atlanta, Georgia. Along with Hampden-Sydney College and Wabash College, Morehouse is one of three remaining traditional men's colleges in the United States....

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