West End station (MARTA)
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West End is an elevated rail station on the Red and Gold lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system servicing the West End and most of Southwest Atlanta, including neighborhoods bordering Cascade Road and Metropolitan Parkway. The West End station opened on September 11, 1982.
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MARTA rapid transit station | |||||||||||||||
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Location | 680 Lee Street SW Atlanta, Georgia 30310 | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33.73581°N 84.41296°W / 33.73581; -84.41296 | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Connections | MARTA Bus: 1, 40, 58, 68, 71, 81, 94, 95, 155, 832 | ||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||
Parking | 547 spaces; daily parking | ||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 10 spaces | ||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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Station code | S2 | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | December 11, 1982; 41 years ago (1982-12-11) | ||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||
2013 | 7,056 (avg. weekday)[1] 1% | ||||||||||||||
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This station provides access to The Mall at Westend and the Woodruff Library Shuttle to Clark Atlanta University.
Bus service is provided at this station to Westend Medical Center, Joel Chandler Harris Home (the Wren's Nest), Hammonds House, The Salvation Army Evangeline Booth College, The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Center Atlanta, Atlanta Technical College, Atlanta Metropolitan College, The Salvation Army Firecrest Missioners Center, Spelman College, Morehouse School of Medicine, Morehouse College, Hapeville, Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) and The Atlanta University Center.