Avondale station (MARTA)

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E7 Avondale
MARTA rapid transit station
Avondale MARTA station
General information
Location	915 East Ponce de Leon Avenue Decatur, Georgia 30030 United States
Coordinates	33°46′31″N 84°16′55″W / 33.775277°N 84.281903°W / 33.775277; -84.281903
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	MARTA Bus: 75, 114, 117, 120
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	823 spaces; Daily parking
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	E7
History
Opened	June 30, 1979; 45 years ago (1979-06-30)
Passengers
2013	4,327 (avg. weekday)[1]  5%
Services
Preceding station MARTA Following station Decatur toward Hamilton E. Holmes Blue Line Kensington toward Indian Creek Edgewood/​Candler Park toward Bankhead Green Line Limited Service Terminus
Future Services Preceding station MARTA Following station Decatur toward Bankhead Green Line Terminus
Location

Avondale is a train station in Decatur, Georgia. It is on the Blue Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. The station is at-grade and has two island platforms, one for each direction. The center two tracks are not normally used for through service. Because of these middle tracks, it is not uncommon for trains to be bound for Avondale, having passengers change trains at Avondale. A limited number of Green Line trains originate and terminate at Avondale rather than at their normal terminus at Edgewood / Candler Park, though these trains bypass East Lake and Decatur.^[2]

Green Line service is expected to be extended to Avondale full-time when the platform at Bankhead station is expanded to accommodate 8-car trains, in order to increase service on the East-West trunk line.^[3]

This station opened on June 30, 1979; this was the original eastern terminus of the Blue Line. This station has parking (823 spaces) available on E. College Avenue.

This station mainly serves Avondale Estates (although technically not located in the city limits) and Decatur Heights, as well as The City of Clarkston and The City of Tucker and Communities in: Scottdale, Northlake & North Decatur.

Bus service is provided at this station to Clifton Springs Health Center, GRTA/Panola Park & Ride, DeKalb Lou Walker Senior Center, North DeKalb DeKalb Mall, DeKalb Farmers Market, Avondale Estates, Tucker, City of Clarkson, Mountain Industrial Business District, DeKalb Veterans Administration Clinic and DeKalb County Department of Family and Children Services Center (DFACS).

East of the station is Avondale Yard, a train yard used to service, clean, store, and test the fleet of rolling stock it services. Adjacent to the yard is Laredo Bus Facility.