Five Points station

Five Points
MARTA rapid transit station
An eastbound Green Line train arrives at Five Points station.
General information
Location20 Broad St SW
Atlanta, GA 30303
Coordinates33°45′14″N 84°23′30″W / 33.753826°N 84.391571°W / 33.753826; -84.391571
Platforms4 side platforms (two per level)
2 island platforms (one per level)
Tracks4 (2 per level)
ConnectionsBus transport MARTA Bus: 3, 21, 26, 40, 42, 49, 55, 186, 813, 816,
Bus transport CobbLinc
Bus transport Ride Gwinnett
Bus transport GRTA
Construction
Structure typeUnderground (Red and Gold Lines)
At-grade (Blue and Green Lines)
Platform levels1 for Blue and Green Lines, 1 for Red and Gold Lines, plus a third concourse level for faregates, and additionally a plaza level.
ParkingNone
Bicycle facilitiesNone
AccessibleYes
ArchitectFinch-Heery[1]
History
OpenedDecember 22, 1979; 44 years ago (1979-12-22)
(East-West)
December 4, 1981; 42 years ago (1981-12-04)
(North-South)
Passengers
201319,447 (avg. weekday)[2]Decrease 3.43%
Services
Preceding station Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority MARTA Following station
Garnett
toward Airport
Gold Line Peachtree Center
toward Doraville
Red Line Peachtree Center
GWCC/​CNN Center Blue Line Georgia State
GWCC/​CNN Center
toward Bankhead
Green Line Georgia State
Location
Map

Five Points is a metro station of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system in Atlanta, Georgia. It is the transfer point for all rail lines and serves as the main transportation hub for MARTA. It provides access to the Five Points Business District, Georgia State University, Underground Atlanta, City Hall, the Richard B. Russell Federal Building, CobbLinc (Formerly known as Cobb Community Transit), Ride Gwinnett (Formerly known as Gwinnett County Transit), GRTA Xpress Transit, Station Soccer, and the tourism heart of Downtown Atlanta. It provides connecting bus service to Zoo Atlanta, Grant Park, Atlanta University Center, East Atlanta Village, Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park, Carter Center, Atlanta City Hall, South Dekalb Mall and Fulton County Government Center.

Five Points station building

Despite being considered a subway, only the Red and Gold Lines are underground and use a tunnel under Broad Street between Garnett and Peachtree Center. The Blue and Green Lines, on the second level, are located at-grade below the intersecting elevated street viaducts in Downtown Atlanta.

  1. ^ Gournay, Isabelle. AIA guide to the architecture of Atlanta. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-0820314501.
  2. ^ "2014 Transportation Fact Book" (PDF). Atlanta Regional Commission. Retrieved 9 January 2016.