Medical Center station (MARTA)

Medical Center
MARTA rapid transit station
File:Marta medical center.jpg
Location	5711 Peachtree-Dunwoody Road Sandy Springs, GA 30342
Coordinates
Line(s)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	PTC shuttles
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	200 spaces; daily parking
Bicycle facilities	6 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Architect	Diedrich Architects & Associates, Inc.
Other information
Station code	N8
History
Opened	June 8, 1996
Services
Preceding station   MARTA   Following station Buckhead toward Airport Red Line Dunwoody toward North Springs

Medical Center is a metro station in Sandy Springs, Georgia, serving the Red Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It serves the Pill Hill neighborhood of Perimeter Center, the location of Northside Hospital (the country's busiest birthplace), St. Joseph's Hospital, and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite and DeVry University. North of Medical Center is Dunwoody station and south is Buckhead station. This station processes 6-car trains.

The station is located on the Fulton and DeKalb County border and the MARTA owned property for this station lies both in Sandy Springs and Brookhaven. The portion in DeKalb County is currently not developed and is a part of MARTA's portfolio for potential transit-oriented development. Of note, the station was constructed in 1996 when this portion of Fulton County was unincorporated; Sandy Springs was incorporated ten years later.

As of April 2006, 1,943 daily fares were collected at the gates.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Entrance/Exit, station house
P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound	← Red Line toward Airport (Buckhead)
	Northbound	→ Red Line toward North Springs (Dunwoody) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Parking

Medical Center has 200 daily parking spaces available for MARTA users, which are located at the lower level of St. Joseph's parking deck. Daily parking (less than 24 hours) is free; long-term parking is prohibited, as the hospital is closed to visitors at night. In order to limit parking to MARTA users, the parking ticket must be validated inside of the fare gate area to exit the parking deck.

Landmarks and popular destinations

• St. Joseph's Hospital
• Northside Hospital
• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Hospital
• Embassy Row
• Perimeter Center business district
• DeVry University

Bus routes

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:

• Route 25 - Peachtree Industrial Boulevard (Weekdays Only)

External links

• MARTA Station Page
• nycsubway.org Atlanta page
• Station from Google Maps Street View

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Medical Center Station in the snow