North Springs is an elevated metro station in Sandy Springs, Georgia, and the northern terminus for the Red Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. North Springs is primarily a commuter station for Atlanta workers and university students, featuring a large parking deck and direct access on and off State Route 400, a major highway for commuters, so that drivers can avoid surface roads. North Springs attracts commuters from Roswell, Alpharetta and other towns north on State Route 400. As the northern terminus, this station is a hub for buses that continue on north, with connecting bus services to Sandy Springs, the city of Alpharetta, North Point Mall, the city of Roswell, the Ameris Bank Amphitheatre at Encore Park, the Mansell Road and Windward Parkway park-and-rides, and even as far north as the city of Milton. This station also provides bus assistance from North Springs High School via MARTA bus route 87.
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North Springs
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| MARTA rapid transit station | |||||||||||||||
 View of the station from the parking garage | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 7010 Peachtree Dunwoody Road Sandy Springs, Georgia 30328 | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°56′40″N 84°21′22″W / 33.944552°N 84.356206°W | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | MARTA | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Connections |  MARTA Bus: 85, 87, 140, 141, 143, 185, GRTA Xpress | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||
| Parking | 2,325 spaces | ||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 14 spaces | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | N11 | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | December 16, 2000 | ||||||||||||||
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| 2013 | 6,436 (avg. weekday) [1]  2% | ||||||||||||||
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In addition to its direct exit from southbound Georgia 400 and a direct entrance to northbound Georgia 400, there is also a surface street entrance for nearby residents off Peachtree Dunwoody Road NE. Commuters who enter the station from Georgia 400 south must exit the station via Georgia 400 north, and local commuters entering from Peachtree Dunwoody Road must exit to Peachtree Dunwoody Road.
Furthermore, North Springs features a Zipcar, bicycle racks for up to 14 bikes,[2] and one of only two human cashiers, the other being at Sandy Springs.[3]
Station layout
edit| P Platform level |
Southbound | ← Red Line toward Airport (nights toward Lindbergh Center) (Sandy Springs) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left, right | ||
| Southbound | ← Red Line toward Airport (nights toward Lindbergh Center) (Sandy Springs) | |
| G | Street Level | Entrance/Exit, station house |
History
editBoth North Springs and Sandy Springs stations were opened on December 16, 2000[4] as part of MARTA's most recent expansion, adding two more stations north of Dunwoody.
Parking
editNorth Springs has 2,325 daily and long term parking spaces available for MARTA users which are located in one parking deck.[2] A pedestrian bridge, on the fifth floor, connects the parking deck to nearby apartment complex at Peachtree Dunwoody Ct.
Bus routes
editThe station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:
- Route 85 - Roswell / Mansell Road
- Route 87 - Roswell Road / Morgan Falls
- Route 140 - North Point Parkway
- Route 141 - Haynes Bridge Road / Milton
- Route 143 - Windward Park & Ride
- Route 185 - Alpharetta / Old Milton Parkway
Connections to other transit systems
editGeorgia Regional Transportation Authority Xpress Route 400 - North Springs / Cumming Park-and-Ride[5]
Future
editWhile North Springs has been the Red Line's northern terminus for the longest time in MARTA's history, almost 20 years as of August 2020, plans are in place to change this. The Georgia 400 Transit Initiative, or Connect 400, is a future plan to further expand the Red Line an additional 11.9 miles to the northern end of Fulton County running on or parallel to Georgia 400.[6] The current plans includes stations at Northridge Road, Holcomb Bridge Road, North Point Mall / Encore Parkway, Old Milton Parkway, and Windward Parkway.[7] The initiative is still in its early stages; it must complete its Environmental Impact Study before it can apply for Federal funding, with an estimated completion date of 2025 given optimal conditions.
References
edit- ^ "2014 Transportation Fact Book" (PDF). Atlanta Regional Commission. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ a b "North Springs". itsmarta. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ "Fare Finder". itsmarta. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ "MARTA North Springs Station Video". YouTube. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Archived from the original on 2021-12-22. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ "ROUTE 400 - Cumming to North Springs/Downtown Atlanta Xpress Blue and Green Zone Fares". Xpress. Georgia Regional Transportation Authority. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ MARTA, Connect 400. "September 26, 2013 Presentation" (PDF). MARTA Ga 400 Corridor Presentations. MARTA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "GA 400 Transit Initiative Scoping Booklet" (PDF). itsmarta. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.