Ashby station (MARTA)
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Ashby
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Ashby Station
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| Location | 65 Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard NW Atlanta, GA 30314 |
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| Owned by | MARTA | |||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 Stacked side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | underground | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | daily parking | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | None | |||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | W3 | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | December 22, 1979 | |||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2013) | 1,791 (avg. weekday)[1]  16% |
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Ashby is a train station in Atlanta, Georgia, serving the Blue and Green lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It incorporates the use of split platforms, where the westbound platform is on the upper level and the eastbound platform is on the lower level. This is to facilitate the Green Line's split toward Bankhead, immediately west of this station.[2]
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History
Ashby was opened on December 22, 1979 along with all other stations west of Five Points, including the Five Points East/West section itself and excluding Bankhead. Ashby is part of the second oldest section of MARTA, only preceded by the stations east of Five Points.[3]
Station layout
| G | Street Level | Exit/Entrance |
| 2F Platform level |
Westbound | ← Green Line toward Bankhead (Terminus) ← Blue Line toward Hamilton E. Holmes (West Lake) |
| Side platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| 3F Platform level |
Eastbound | → Green Line toward Edgewood/Candler Park (Vine City) → → Blue Line toward Indian Creek (Vine City) → |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Renaming proposals
In 2007 Ashby was proposed to be renamed after Joseph E. Lowery, the current name of Ashby Street, while a different proposal by councilman Ivory Lee Young, Jr. suggested changing it to Historic Westside Village station, after the mixed-use development adjacent to the station.[citation needed]
Attractions
- Atlanta University Center
- Paschal's Restaurant
- Bronner Bros.
- Washington Park
- BeltLine Westside Trail
Bus routes
The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:
- Route 68 - Donnelly / Beecher
See also
Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Rail System
References
External Links
- Station Overview
- MARTA Guide
- Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail
- Lowery Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View
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