MARTA rail

MARTA rail
MARTA AnsaldoBreda CQ312 Gold train leaving College Park Station
Overview
OwnerMetropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
LocaleAtlanta, Fulton and DeKalb Counties, Georgia
Transit typeRapid transit
Line number
Number of stations38 (Five Points, 11 North, 4 Northeast, 7 South, 9 East, 5 West, 1 Proctor Creek)
Daily ridership87,100 (weekdays, Q1 2025)
Annual ridership29,416,400 (2024)
Operation
Began operation
  • 1979 (East-West)
  • 1981 (North-South)
CharacterElevated, underground, at-grade
Technical
System length48 mi (77 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationThird rail, 750 V DC
System map
 Red 
North Springs
N11
Sandy Springs
N10
NE10
Doraville
 Gold 
Dunwoody
N9
NE9
Chamblee
Medical Center
N8
NE8
Brookhaven
Buckhead
N7
NE7
Lenox
 Blue 
H.E. Holmes
W5
N6
Lindbergh Center
West Lake
W4
N5
Arts Center
 Green 
Bankhead
P4
N4
Midtown
Ashby
W3
N3
North Avenue
Vine City
W2
N2
Civic Center
GWCC/​CNN Center
W1
N1
Peachtree
Five Points
Garnett
S1
E1
Georgia State
West End
S2
E2
King Memorial
Oakland City
S3
E3
Inman Park/
Reynoldstown
Lakewood/
Fort McPherson
S4
E4
Edgewood/
Candler Park
 Green 
East Point
S5
E5
East Lake
College Park
S6
E6
Decatur
 Red   Gold 
Airport
S7
E7
Avondale
E8
Kensington
E9
Indian Creek
 Blue 
Key

 Red  Line  Gold  Line  Blue  Line  Green  Line multiple lines

The MARTA rail network, a component of the MARTA transit system in Metro Atlanta, has four service lines: the Red, Gold, Blue, and Green lines. The Red and Gold lines mainly run along the North-Northeast corridor, and the Blue and Green Lines run along the West-East corridor. The two corridors connect at the Five Points station, which is the only station where transfers are possible between all four lines. In 2024, the system had a ridership of 29,416,400, or about 87,100 per weekday as of the first quarter of 2025.