Five Points - Atlanta, GA
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Five Points station is the transfer point between the North-South and East-West Lines for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority system and is considered its hub.
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Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 03/18/2010
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Five Points station is the transfer point between the North-South and East-West Lines for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority system and is considered its hub.
The station is composed of four levels, three of which are underground. At the surface is the plaza level, which provides access to the concourse level, Alabama Street, and shopping along a pedestrian only portion of Broad Street. The plaza level also houses the MARTA police precinct. Underneath the plaza level is the concourse level, which has the faregates and provides access to the rail platforms. Outside the paid area are the MARTA Ride Store, Half Fare Office, and Lost and Found. Outside the faregates is a tunnel to Underground Atlanta and stairs to Peachtree Street, Alabama Street, and Forsyth Street. Within the faregates are restrooms, and information kiosk, and stairs to the platforms. Directly underneath the concourse level are the East-West platforms. Running underneath and perpendicular to the East-West platform are the North-South platforms. At the end of the platform is the original facade of the Eiseman Building, which was demolished to make way for the station; however, the facade is more visible from the East-West platform. Elevators provide disabled access to all levels of the station. This is the busiest station in the MARTA system, handling an average of 57,000 boardings per weekday and as of April 2006, 25,367 daily fares were collected at the gates.
From 1987 to 1996 the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System operated a small annex on the main fare-plaza where transit riders could check out and return library books.
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