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{{Short description|MARTA rail station}}
{{about|the MARTA station in Georgia|other Decatur stations|Decatur station (disambiguation)}}
{{one source|date=September 2015}}
{{Use American English|date = September 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date = September 2019}}
{{Infobox station
| name = {{MARTA infobox header
|blue-line=Decatur
|blue-station=E6}}
| style = MARTA
| image = Decatur MARTA Station platforms.jpg
| image_caption = The platforms at Decatur MARTA Station
| coordinates = {{coord|33.774717|-84.295588|type:railwaystation_region:US-GA|display=inline,title}}
| address = 400 Church Street Decatur, GA 30030
| line =
| other = {{bus icon}} [[MARTA Bus]]: 15, 19, 36, 123, 823
| structure = Underground
| architect = [[Stevens & Wilkinson|Stevens & Wilkinson Architects Engineers Planners Inc.]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/stevens-and-wilkinson |title=Stevens and Wilkinson - New Georgia Encyclopedia |date=June 4, 2013 |access-date=August 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222095746/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/stevens-and-wilkinson |archive-date=December 22, 2014}}</ref>
| platform = 2 [[side platform]]s
| tracks = 2
| parking = None
| bicycle = 2 spaces
| passengers = 3,821 (avg. weekday)<ref>{{cite web|title=2014 Transportation Fact Book|url=http://documents.atlantaregional.com/transportation/TFB_2014_v17.pdf|publisher=Atlanta Regional Commission|accessdate=22 July 2015}}</ref>
| pass_year = 2013
| pass_percent = -4
| opened = {{start date and age|1979|06|30}}
| rebuilt =
| accessible = YES
| code = E6
| owned =
| zone =
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=MARTA
| line1 = Blue | left1 = East Lake | right1=Avondale
| line2 = Green | nonstop2=yes}}
| other_services_header = Future Services
| other_services_collapsible = yes
| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=MARTA
| line1=Green|left1=East Lake|right1=Avondale|to-right1=Avondale}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail-metro |marker-color=#{{rcr|MARTA|Blue}} |zoom=15 }}
}}
'''Decatur station''' is an underground subway station in [[Decatur, Georgia]], on the [[Blue Line (MARTA)|Blue Line]] of the [[Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority]] (MARTA) rail system. This station opened on June 30, 1979. In 2005, a major renovation of the Church Street entrance to the station was begun that was completed in 2006. The redesign was intended to allow the station to fit in better with the stores and restaurants in the Decatur square. It has 2 tracks and side platforms that serve each track. It is one of the only stations on the [[Blue Line (MARTA)|Blue Line]] (besides those located in [[downtown Atlanta]]) that is completely underground.

Decatur mainly serves the City of Decatur and South Dekalb County. It provides access to [[Decatur, Georgia|Downtown Decatur-Historic Shopping and Dining District]], Atlanta's Dekalb Conventional Visitor's Bureau, [[Dekalb County Public Library|Decatur Main Library]], Dekalb County Court House, Decatur City Hall, [[Devry University]], [[Holiday Inn|Holiday Inn Plaza Decatur]] and the [[Emory University|Emory-Cliff]] Shuttle.

Bus service is provided at this station to: [[South Dekalb Mall]], [[North Dekalb Mall]], [[Agnes Scott College]], [[Georgia State University|Georgia State University- Decatur]], [[Emory University Hospital|Emory Hospital-Decatur]], North Dekalb Health Center, Decatur Main Post Office, Virginia-Highlands and the Atlanta VA Medical Center.

[[Green Line (MARTA)|Green Line]] service, which currently terminates at [[Edgewood/Candler Park station]], is expected to be extended to [[Avondale station (MARTA)|Avondale]] with stops at [[East Lake station|East Lake]] and Decatur when the platform at [[Bankhead station|Bankhead]] is expanded to accommodate 8-car trains. This is being done to increase the levels of service on MARTA's east–west trunk line.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://atltransit.ga.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Combined-PowerPoint.pdf|title=ATL Board of Directors Meeting|date=February 4, 2021|accessdate=March 21, 2021}}</ref>

==Station layout==
{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|'''G'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|Street Level
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=400 valign=top|Exit/Entrance
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|'''M'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|Mezzanine
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=400 valign=top|Fare barriers
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=4 valign=top|'''P Platform level'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|{{small|[[Side platform]], doors will open on the right}}
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|'''Westbound'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=400|← [[Blue Line (MARTA)|'''Blue Line''']] toward [[Hamilton E. Holmes station|H. E. Holmes]] ([[East Lake station|East Lake]])
|-
|'''Eastbound'''
|{{0|→}} [[Blue Line (MARTA)|'''Blue Line''']] toward [[Indian Creek station|Indian Creek]] ([[Avondale station (MARTA)|Avondale]]) →
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-top:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|{{small|[[Side platform]], doors will open on the right}}
|}

==Buses at this station==
The station is served by the following [[List of MARTA bus routes|MARTA bus routes]]:
* Route 15 - Candler Road / [[South Dekalb Mall|South DeKalb]]
* Route 19 - Clairmont Road
* Route 36 - North Decatur Road / [[Virginia-Highland]]
* Route 123 - Church Street / [[North Dekalb Mall]]
* Route 823 - Belvedere Plaza / [[Decatur, Georgia|Decatur]]

==Landmarks and surrounding area==
*[[Decatur, Georgia|Downtown Decatur]]
* [[Devry University]]
*[[Emory University|Emory-Cliff]] Shuttle
*[[Agnes Scott College]]
* [[Dekalb County Public Library|Decatur Main Library]]
* Decatur Historic Courthouse
*Dekalb County Courthuse

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Decatur (MARTA station)}}

*[http://www.itsmarta.com/ew-dec-overview.aspx MARTA Station Page]
*[http://world.nycsubway.org/us/atlanta/ nycsubway.org Atlanta page]
* [https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=33.774822,-84.297194&spn=0.004441,0.01339&z=17&layer=c&cbll=33.774558,-84.297559&panoid=yfjDbQ7cwpwAikkAbAmxjg&cbp=12,70.14,,0,3.34 Station from Google Maps Street View]

{{MARTA Nav}}

[[Category:Blue Line (MARTA)]]
[[Category:Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in DeKalb County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1979]]
[[Category:Decatur, Georgia]]
[[Category:1979 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)]]

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