The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority celebrated the re-opening of its Airport Station on Monday following a six-week closure as part of a multi-million-dollar station update.
The $55 million upgrade to the station connected to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is part of a systemwide, roughly $1 billion multi-year Station Rehabilitation Program initiative to overhaul all 38 stations. The transit agency is paying for the upgrades using State of Good Repair Funds from its capital budget.
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A Red Line MARTA train prepares to depart the Airport Station on Monday, May 20, 2024. (Photo by Todd DeFeo/The DeFeo Groupe)
A MARTA train waits to departthe Airport Station on Monday, May 20, 2024, the day the station reopened following a six-week closure. (Photo by Todd DeFeo/The DeFeo Groupe)
A MARTA train arrives at the Airport Station on Monday, May 20, 2024, the day the station reopened following a six-week closure. (Photo by Todd DeFeo/The DeFeo Groupe)
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The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority will temporarily stop rail service to Indian Creek Station on the Blue Line on Dec. 8 and Dec. 9, 2024, to install a new pedestrian bridge over the tracks.
Todd DeFeo, founder of The DeFeo Groupe and the publisher and editor of Railfanning.org, will lead a bus tour of the historic Western & Atlantic Railroad on Saturday, April 1, 2023.
ATLANTA – From July to December 2006, MARTA’s passenger counts grew by 7.2 percent and passenger revenue increased by 3.8 percent over the same period last year. Nationwide, public transit ridership grew by 2.9 percent from 2005 to 2006. “MARTA is working hard to improve service and attract more riders to the system and we are pleased to see the positive results of our efforts,” said General Manager Richard McCrillis. “We hope to sustain this trend through the multiple renewal and improvement efforts we have underway – including our rail car rehabilitation project, increased service levels, and heightened focus on cleanliness, customer service, and security.” MARTA’s increase is attributed to
