Blue Line (MARTA)


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. The combined Hightower-Avondale route became known as the East-West Line.
On December 29, 1992, a branch 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
StationCodeOpenedRail Line
Transfer
Hamilton E. HolmesW5December 22, 1979
West LakeW4December 22, 1979
AshbyW3December 22, 1979
Vine CityW2December 22, 1979
GWCC/CNN CenterW1December 22, 1979
Five PointsDecember 22, 1979
Georgia StateE1June 30, 1979
King MemorialE2June 30, 1979
Inman Park/ReynoldstownE3June 30, 1979
Edgewood/Candler ParkE4June 30, 1979
East LakeE5June 30, 1979
DecaturE6June 30, 1979
AvondaleE7June 30, 1979
KensingtonE8June 26, 1993
Indian CreekE9June 26, 1993-