Edgewood / Candler Park station

Edgewood / Candler Park
MARTA rapid transit station
Location	1475 DeKalb Avenue NE Atlanta, GA 30307
Coordinates	33°45′43″N 84°20′22″W / 33.762001°N 84.339579°WCoordinates: 33°45′43″N 84°20′22″W / 33.762001°N 84.339579°W
Line(s)	Blue Line   Green Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	679 spaces
Bicycle facilities	18 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Architect	Mayes, Sudderth, Etheredge, Connell[1]
Other information
Station code	E4
History
Opened	June 30, 1979
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	1,143 (avg. weekday)[2]  3%
Services
Preceding station   MARTA   Following station Inman Park / Reynoldstown toward Hamilton E. Holmes Blue Line East Lake toward Indian Creek Inman Park / Reynoldstown toward Bankhead Green Line Terminus

Edgewood / Candler Park is a train station in Atlanta, Georgia, on the Blue Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It is also a part-time terminus station on MARTA's Green Line. The station opened on June 30, 1979.

This station was proposed to be the final connecting point between the Eastbound Train (now known as Blue Line) and Proctor Creek Lines (now Green Line) before it shifted toward North Central DeKalb. Two stations for that area were planned: Emory and Druid Hills, respectively, before they were ultimately canceled. An additional station was planned on the Green Line to end at Perry Homes on the Western side, but ultimately, only Bankhead was built. The station was built to handle the separation of the rail lines and to handle people transferring between trains. The station now is the ending point for the Green Line during rush hours; at other times, the Green Line terminates at Five Points or Vine City.

It mainly serves the communities of Edgewood, Kirkwood, and Candler Park. Bus service is provided to Villages of Eastlake, Downtown Kirkwood and the Dekalb-Grady Health Center.

Station layout

M	Mezzanine	Crossover between street and platforms
P Platform level	Westbound	← Green Line toward Bankhead (Inman Park / Reynoldstown) ← Blue Line toward Hamilton E. Holmes (Inman Park / Reynoldstown)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Eastbound	→ Green Line alighting passengers only → → Blue Line toward Indian Creek (East Lake) →
G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance

Bus routes at this station

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:

Northside bays

• Route 3 - Martin Luther King Jr Drive / Auburn Avenue (Weekday Only)

Southside bays

• Route 24 - Hosea Williams Drive/ McAfee Rd
• Route 102 - Ponce de Leon Avenue / Candler Park

Nearby landmarks & destinations

• Candler Park neighborhood
• Edgewood neighborhood

References

1. MARTA Edgewood-Candler Park (Plaque inside of station entrance). Atlanta, GA.
2. "2014 Transportation Fact Book" (PDF). Atlanta Regional Commission. Retrieved 22 July 2015.

External links

Media related to Edgewood / Candler Park (MARTA station) at Wikimedia Commons

• MARTA Station Page
• nycsubway.org Atlanta page
• DeKalb Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View