The Blue Line is a rapid transit line in the MARTA rail system. It operates between Hamilton E. Holmes and Indian Creek stations, running through Atlanta, Decatur and portions of unincorporated DeKalb County.
History
What is now called the Blue Line contains some of the first sections of the MARTA rail to open. On February 19, 1975, construction on what was then known as the East Line began. On June 30, 1979, service on the East Line began operating between and . On December 22 the same year, the West Line was opened, between Five Points station and what was then known as Hightower station (now Hamilton E. Holmes station). The combined Hightower-Avondale route became known as the East-West Line.
On December 29, 1992, a branch (then known as the Proctor Creek Line) of the East-West Line to Bankhead station opened. The following year, on June 26, 1993, and stations on the East Line opened. This was the first time MARTA rail extended beyond Interstate 285.
In 2009, MARTA introduced a color-coded system of naming for its rail lines. As a result, the former East-West Line became the Blue Line.
Future
On March 25, 2024, Andre Dickens, the mayor of Atlanta, announced plans for four new infill stations on the MARTA rail network. On April 11, Dickens announced that one of those stations will be on the Blue Line: namely, Krog Street/Hulsey Yard, located on the Blue/Green Line's shared section.
Stations
listed from west to east Station Code Opened Rail LineTransferHamilton E. Holmes W5 December 22, 1979 West Lake W4 Ashby W3 Vine City W2 GWCC/CNN Center W1 Five Points Georgia State E1 June 30, 1979 King Memorial E2 Inman Park/Reynoldstown E3 Edgewood/Candler Park E4 East Lake E5 Decatur E6 Avondale E7 Kensington E8 June 26, 1993 Indian Creek E9
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