North Avenue station (MARTA)

N3
North Avenue
General information
Location713 West Peachtree Street NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Coordinates33°46′18″N 84°23′12″W / 33.771712°N 84.386699°W / 33.771712; -84.386699
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections MARTA Bus: 2, 50, 51, 102, 899
CobbLinc
Ride Gwinnett
GRTA
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
ArchitectHenri Jova
Other information
Station codeN3
History
OpenedDecember 4, 1981 (1981-12-04)
Passengers
20135,045 (avg. weekday) 0%
Services
Preceding station MARTA Following station
Civic Center
toward Airport
Red Line Midtown
Gold Line Midtown
toward Doraville
Location

North Avenue is an underground subway station in southern Midtown Atlanta, GA, serving the Red and Gold lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. The station is named after the nearby North Avenue. The walls are made of white tile and painted with a mural of green hills, a blue sky, and clouds. The murals were designed by Gordon Anderson while he was a Professor of Art at Georgia State University. It is among the busiest stations in the system with an average of 15,000 boardings per weekday. The station has a direct entrance to Tower Square and is actually located in the skyscraper's basement.

It provides access to the Baltimore Block, Bank of America Plaza, Center for the Visually Impaired, Bobby Dodd Stadium, Emory University Hospital Midtown, Georgia Institute of Technology, Shakespeare Tavern, The Varsity, Rufus M. Rose House, The Fox Theatre, and the Georgian Terrace Hotel. It also provides connecting bus service to The Carter Center, the communities of Edgewood and Inman Park, Fulton County Sheriffs Headquarters and Jail, Coca-Cola headquarters, Bauder College, Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Piedmont Park and Ferst Center for the Arts.