Lenox station (MARTA)

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Lenox is an at-grade subway station in Atlanta, Georgia, serving the Gold Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Located in the Buckhead district, it provides access to Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza, which are located on Peachtree Street across the street from one another, as well as the nearby neighborhoods of Lenox Park and Pine Hills. It also provides connecting bus service to Piedmont Park, Atlanta Botanical Garden, and Ansley Mall.

NE7
Lenox
MARTA rapid transit station
General information
Location955 East Paces Ferry Road NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30326
Coordinates33°50′50″N 84°21′23″W / 33.847144°N 84.35631°W / 33.847144; -84.35631
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport MARTA Bus: 27, Buc Shuttle
Construction
Structure typeOpen-cut
Parking321 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeNE7
History
OpenedDecember 15, 1984; 39 years ago (1984-12-15)
Services
Preceding station Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority MARTA Following station
Lindbergh Center
toward Airport
Gold Line Brookhaven/​Oglethorpe
toward Doraville
Location
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This is the northernmost Gold Line station in Fulton County. Northeast of the station, the line crosses into DeKalb County.

Station layout

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G Street Level Entrance/Exit, station house
P
Platform level
Westbound Gold Line toward Airport (Lindbergh Center)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound Gold Line toward Doraville (Brookhaven/Oglethorpe)

History

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The station was built on the site of Johnsontown, a small community of about 30 African American families originally settled in 1912. The properties were acquired in the early 1980s and the houses razed to make way for the station.[1] The station opened in 1984 when the Northeast Line (now Gold) was extended from Arts Center to Brookhaven (now Brookhaven/Oglethorpe).

Initially, the code was N7. But in 1994, it was changed to NE7.

Parking

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Lenox has both a parking lot (193 spaces) and parking deck (128 spaces) for MARTA patrons.

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Bus routes

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The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:

  • Route 27 - Cheshire Bridge Road

Connections to other transit systems

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References

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  1. ^ Keating, Larry (2010). Atlanta: Race, Class and Urban Expansion. Temple University Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-1439904497.
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