Red Line (MARTA)

Red Line
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
Status	operational
Locale	Atlanta, Georgia
Termini	North Springs (north) Airport (south)
Stations	19 (11 North, Five Points, 7 South)
Operation
Opened	1981
Operator(s)	MARTA
Rolling stock	CQ310, CQ311, CQ312
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification	third rail
Highest elevation	at grade, elevated, underground

Red & Gold Lines
Legend
North Springs Ridestore Sandy Springs Ridestore Dunwoody I‑285 Doraville Medical Center Chamblee Brookhaven/Oglethorpe Buckhead Lenox Ridestore SR 400 Lindbergh Center Ridestore Armour Yard I‑85 Arts Center Midtown North Avenue Civic Center Peachtree Center Atlanta Streetcar Downtown Loop Five Points  Blue  &  Green  Lines, Ridestore Garnett I‑20 West End Oakland City Lakewood / Fort McPherson East Point College Park I‑85 Airport Ridestore

The Red Line is a rapid transit line in the MARTA rail system. It operates between North Springs and Airport stations, running through Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Atlanta, East Point and College Park.

The Red Line was originally called the North-South Line until MARTA switched to a color-based naming system in October 2009. The North-South Line, from its launch, was considered one line (denoted with the Orange Line color on old system maps) until 2006 when the North Branch and the Northeast branch were redesignated as the North-South Line (the current Red Line) and the Northeast-South Line (the current Gold Line).

The rail line was part of the launch of MARTA north-south rail service in 1981. The first segment ran from the Garnett to the North Avenue stations, although the Peachtree Center opened the year after as an infill. In 1982, it expanded north to Arts Center, and in 1984, expanded as far north as Brookhaven and as far south as Lakewood/Fort McPherson. The East Point station opened, extending the line two miles to the south. A little more than a year later, the Chamblee station began service and served as the temporary terminus of the North Line. In 1988, the Airport station opened, and became the terminus of the South Line. In 1992, the North-South Line was extended northward to its current terminus at Doraville. In 1998, MARTA extended North Line services to Dunwoody. This created two branches of the North Line, and the Doraville branch was redesignated as the Northeast Line to avoid confusion. It finally extended north to its current terminus at North Springs in 2000.

Now known as the Red Line, it shares trackage with its counterpart, the Gold Line, between Airport and just north of the Lindbergh Center.

On weekdays, after 8:30pm, Red Line shuttle train service operates between North Springs and Lindbergh Center stations only until the end of the service. On Saturdays and Sundays, Red Line shuttle train service operates between North Springs and Lindbergh Center stations only from 8:50pm until the end of the service. When major single tracking occurs, Red Line train service operates between North Springs and Lindbergh Center stations only.

Stations

listed from north to south

Station	Code	Opening year	Rail Line Transfer	Service
				All except nights	Nights
North Springs	N11	2000		●	●
Sandy Springs	N10	2000		●	●
Dunwoody	N9	1996		●	●
Medical Center	N8	1996		●	●
Buckhead	N7	1996		●	●
Lindbergh Center	N6	1984		●	●
Arts Center	N5	1982		●
Midtown	N4	1982		●
North Avenue	N3	1981		●
Civic Center	N2	1981		●
Peachtree Center	N1	1982		●
Five Points		1981*		●
Garnett	S1	1981		●
West End	S2	1982		●
Oakland City	S3	1984		●
Lakewood/Fort McPherson	S4	1984		●
East Point	S5	1986		●
College Park	S6	1988		●
Airport	S7	1988		●

• Note: The East-West (now Blue/Green Line) platform opened in 1979.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

• Red Line overview
• Red Line schedule