MARTA Looking to Extend Bankhead Station Platform

February 15, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire
(Photo courtesy of MARTA)

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is planning to extend the platform on its Bankhead station to accommodate eight-car trains.

The station currently accommodates two-car trains. The extension would match the capacity of MARTA’s other 37 rail stations.

The project is primarily funded by the More MARTA half-penny sales tax collected in Atlanta. It was among the first to receive funding from Georgia from the $.50 fee on for-hire-ground transportation established in 2020

MARTA officials say the increased rail car capacity will also better support the transit needs of a future Microsoft campus and development planned around Bankhead station.

MARTA will host a virtual public meeting to provide updates on the Platform Extension Project on Thursday, Feb. 24, at 6 p.m.

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