Vine City station

Vine City
MARTA rapid transit station
Location	502 Rhodes Street NW Atlanta, GA 30314
Coordinates	33°45′25″N 84°24′14″W / 33.75687°N 84.40391°WCoordinates: 33°45′25″N 84°24′14″W / 33.75687°N 84.40391°W
Owned by	MARTA
Line(s)	Blue Line   Green Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	27 spaces; Limited daily parking
Bicycle facilities	15 bike racks
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	W2
History
Opened	December 22, 1979
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	821 (avg. weekday)[1]  0%
Services
Preceding station   MARTA   Following station Ashby toward Hamilton E. Holmes Blue Line Dome / GWCC / Philips Arena / CNN Center toward Indian Creek Ashby toward Bankhead Green Line Dome / GWCC / Philips Arena / CNN Center toward Edgewood / Candler Park

Vine City is an at-grade train station in Atlanta, Georgia, serving the Blue Line and part-time on the Green Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It is one of only two stations served by the Green and Blue lines at all times.

Vine City primarily provides access to the Vine City area, overflow service to the Georgia Dome, as well as access to the Atlanta University Center. It also features 27 parking spaces in a small on-site lot. Due to its dense location, it is not directly served with bus service;^[2] however, bus service is provided along the streets surrounding the station and at the nearby Hamilton E. Holmes station or Five Points station.

As of 2013, Vine City only had a weekday average of 821 entries, making it the least busy station.^[3]

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance, station house
2F Platform level	Westbound	← Green Line toward Bankhead (Ashby) ← Blue Line toward Hamilton E. Holmes (Ashby)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Eastbound	→ Green Line toward Edgewood/Candler Park (Dome / GWCC / Philips Arena / CNN Center) → → Blue Line toward Indian Creek (Dome / GWCC / Philips Arena / CNN Center) →

History

Vine City was opened on December 22, 1979, making it part of the second oldest section of MARTA, as every other west station (denoted with a "W" in their station code) was opened on the same day, including the East-West section of Five Points.^[4] Although it is now part of the Green and Blue Lines, both were originally one line, The East-West Line. It was considered one line from its launch until 2006 when the West branch and the Proctor Creek branch were redesignated as the East-West Line (the current Blue Line) and the Proctor Creek Line (the current Green Line). 3 years later in 2009, MARTA switched over the color system, giving us the modern day Green and Blue Lines.

The area it serves, Vine City, was mostly industrial in the early 20th century, being just south of Atlanta's largest power plant, the Davis Street Plant. As of 2015, some of the areas west of Northside Drive are largely abandoned and primed for redevelopment.

Nearby landmarks & popular destinations

• Georgia Dome
• Morris Brown College
• Herndon Stadium
• Clark Atlanta University
• Spelman College
• Morehouse College

References

1. "2014 Transportation Fact Book" (PDF). Atlanta Regional Commission. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
2. "Vine City". itsmarta. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
3. "2014 Transportation Fact Book" (PDF). Atlanta Regional Commission. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
4. "MARTA's Dome & Vine City Stations". itsmarta. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Retrieved July 22, 2015.

External links

• Station Overview, including video tour3
• Electric Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• MARTA Guide