Dome / GWCC / Philips Arena / CNN Center station

Dome / GWCC / Philips Arena / CNN Center
MARTA rapid transit station
Location	100 Techwood Drive NW Atlanta, GA 30303
Coordinates	33°45′23″N 84°23′52″W / 33.756293°N 84.397759°WCoordinates: 33°45′23″N 84°23′52″W / 33.756293°N 84.397759°W
Line(s)	Blue Line   Green Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	None
Bicycle facilities	None
Disabled access	Yes
Architect	Cooper Carry & Associates, Inc.[1]
Other information
Station code	W1
History
Opened	December 22, 1979
Previous names	Omni (1979-1999)
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	2,107 (avg. weekday)[2]  0%
Services
Preceding station   MARTA   Following station Vine City toward Hamilton E. Holmes Blue Line Five Points toward Indian Creek Vine City toward Bankhead Green Line Five Points toward Edgewood / Candler Park

Dome / GWCC / Philips Arena / CNN Center is a rail station in Atlanta, Georgia, on the Blue and Green lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. Located on the western edge of Downtown Atlanta, the station officially opened on December 22, 1979. It was originally called Omni station due to its proximity to the now-demolished Omni Coliseum.

As the station name suggests, the station provides service to the Georgia Dome, the Georgia World Congress Center, Philips Arena, and the CNN Center. Access is also provided to the Omni and Glenn hotels, Centennial Olympic Park, the Georgia Aquarium, the College Football Hall of Fame, the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Centennial Tower, and the World of Coca-Cola at Pemberton Place.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
P Platform level	Westbound	← Green Line toward Bankhead (Vine City) ← Blue Line toward Hamilton E. Holmes (Vine City)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Eastbound	→ Green Line toward Edgewood/Candler Park (Five Points) → → Blue Line toward Indian Creek (Five Points) →

References

1. Omni Station (Plaque outside of station entrance). Atlanta, GA.
2. "2014 Transportation Fact Book" (PDF). Atlanta Regional Commission. Retrieved 22 July 2015.

• MARTA Station Page
• nycsubway.org Atlanta page
• Centennial Olympic Park Drive entrance from Google Maps Street View