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Peachtree Center station

January 01, 1970

Peachtree Center is an underground train station on the Red and Gold lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It is the deepest station in the MARTA rail system, at 120 feet (37 m) below Peachtree Street.[3] It serves the Peachtree Center neighborhood of downtown Atlanta, and has access to Georgia State University. It is the first station north-northeast of the rail system hub at Five Points, and is one of the busiest stations on the Red/Gold Lines, handling over 15,000 people per weekday.


N1
Peachtree Center
MARTA rapid transit station
General information
Location216 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Coordinates33°45′35″N 84°23′15″W / 33.759677°N 84.387548°W / 33.759677; -84.387548
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections MARTA Bus: 40
Atlanta Streetcar
CobbLinc
Ride Gwinnett
GRTA
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
ParkingNone
Bicycle facilities5 bike racks
AccessibleYes
ArchitectToombs, Amisano and Wells[1]
Other information
Station codeN1
History
OpenedDecember 11, 1982; 41 years ago (1982-12-11)
Passengers
20137,453 (avg. weekday)[2]  6%
Services

Station layout edit

 
North turnstiles on the Mezzanine level.
G Street Level Entrance/Exit
M Mezzanine Fare barriers
P
Platform level 		Southbound ← Red Line, Gold Line toward Airport (Five Points)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Northbound → Gold Line toward Doraville (Civic Center) →
→ Red Line toward North Springs (Civic Center) →

Interior design edit

 
Image overlooking the station, note the gneiss walls on the outside of the tracks.

The station has an island platform serving two tracks. The floor is made of gray tile, the "walls" are made of solid gneiss rock, and the ceiling panels are made of steel. Four escalator banks are used to access the station, with the Carnegie Way/Ellis Street (southwest) entrance having the longest escalators in the system, which MARTA claims are also the longest in the Southeast U.S.[4] The freestanding escalator at the CNN Center is longer at 205 feet (62 m).[5] The Ellis Street entrance was closed for more than two years for renovation; it re-opened on August 24, 2012. The Harris Street (northwest) entrance has a map of the MARTA system with formerly proposed lines on it.

 
Looking down one of the escalators into the station

In popular culture edit

The station was featured in the 1985 movie The Heavenly Kid.[6]

Nearby landmarks and popular destinations edit

Bus routes edit

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:

  • Route 40 - Downtown / Peachtree Street

Connection to other transit systems edit

Construction edit

Although the operation of the North Line began between the Garnett and North Avenue stations on December 4, 1981, the Peachtree Center station between them did not open until September 11, 1982. A poster dating to 1982 on the station platform describes how the station was built. The poster reads:

MARTA's moving Atlanta, 120 feet below Peachtree Street.
The Peachtree Center station was built by tunneling through solid gneiss, a granite like rock formed of layers of quartz and mica. This rock provides underground support for the station. Soft ground or mixed tunneling was used where there was insufficient rock structure for underground support. With this method, compressed air twice the normal atmospheric pressure was used to support the walls while permanent structures were being built. Like deep sea divers, workers on this section of the rapid rail transit system were required to undergo 30 minutes of compression/decompression when entering or coming out of the tunnel. This station is only one of a few tunnels in the world where the walls and the ceiling were carved from solid rock.
Length of longest escalator serving the station entrance across from the Atlanta Public Library is 190 feet- the longest in the southeast. Cost of Station: approx. $45 million. Station depth: 120 feet. Station length: 900 feet.

An exploratory tunnel was initially driven at the crown of the tunnel to provide input into rock quality. The cavern was constructed using a heading and bench approach, first excavating the heading and following with the bench excavation. All excavation on the cavern was accomplished using drill and blast methods. Vibration monitoring stations were established in buildings along Peachtree Street to monitor the vibrations and compare to contract limits.

 
Marble slabs from Jasper Newton Smith's building, located near the station's entrance.

The location the station was built on was originally the home to "The House That Jack Built", an eccentric commercial building built by Jasper Newton "Jack" Smith in the late 1800s. As part of a lease agreement Smith made with later leaseholders of the property, two inscribed marble slabs were to be displayed prominently in any future building constructed on the site. When Peachtree Center station opened in 1982, these two marble slabs were relocated to a fenced-off area near the subway station entrance.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ Toombs, Amisano Wells (1982). . Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "2014 Transportation Fact Book" (PDF). Atlanta Regional Commission. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  3. ^ . Archived from the original on March 19, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  4. ^ MARTA facts 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Hood-Cree, Cameron. "10 Longest escalators in the US". usabynumbers.com. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  6. ^ "The Heavenly Kid Trivia". IMDb.
  7. ^ "Planning Your Visit". Children's Museum of Atlanta. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  8. ^ Keen, Raymond (September 28, 2016). "Jasper "Jack" Smith - Atlanta's Quaintest Character". History Atlanta. Retrieved February 27, 2020.

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Peachtree Center (MARTA station).
  • MARTA Station Page
  • nycsubway.org Atlanta page
  • Carnegie Way entrance from Google Maps Street View

January 01, 1970
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Peachtree Center station news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2015 Learn how and when to remove this message Peachtree Center is an underground train station on the Red and Gold lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority MARTA rail system It is the deepest station in the MARTA rail system at 120 feet 37 m below Peachtree Street 3 It serves the Peachtree Center neighborhood of downtown Atlanta and has access to Georgia State University It is the first station north northeast of the rail system hub at Five Points and is one of the busiest stations on the Red Gold Lines handling over 15 000 people per weekday N1 Peachtree CenterMARTA rapid transit stationGeneral informationLocation216 Peachtree Street NEAtlanta Georgia 30303Coordinates33 45 35 N 84 23 15 W 33 759677 N 84 387548 W 33 759677 84 387548Platforms1 island platformTracks2ConnectionsMARTA Bus 40 Atlanta Streetcar CobbLinc Ride Gwinnett GRTAConstructionStructure typeUndergroundParkingNoneBicycle facilities5 bike racksAccessibleYesArchitectToombs Amisano and Wells 1 Other informationStation codeN1HistoryOpenedDecember 11 1982 41 years ago 1982 12 11 Passengers20137 453 avg weekday 2 6 ServicesPreceding station MARTA Following station Five Pointstoward Airport Red Line Civic Centertoward North Springs Gold Line Civic Centertoward Doraville Carnegie at Springtoward Centennial Olympic Park Atlanta Streetcar Woodruff ParkOne way operation Contents 1 Station layout 2 Interior design 3 In popular culture 4 Nearby landmarks and popular destinations 5 Bus routes 6 Connection to other transit systems 7 Construction 8 References 9 External linksStation layout edit nbsp North turnstiles on the Mezzanine level G Street Level Entrance Exit M Mezzanine Fare barriers PPlatform level Southbound Red Line Gold Line toward Airport Five Points Island platform doors will open on the left Northbound Gold Line toward Doraville Civic Center Red Line toward North Springs Civic Center Interior design edit nbsp Image overlooking the station note the gneiss walls on the outside of the tracks The station has an island platform serving two tracks The floor is made of gray tile the walls are made of solid gneiss rock and the ceiling panels are made of steel Four escalator banks are used to access the station with the Carnegie Way Ellis Street southwest entrance having the longest escalators in the system which MARTA claims are also the longest in the Southeast U S 4 The freestanding escalator at the CNN Center is longer at 205 feet 62 m 5 The Ellis Street entrance was closed for more than two years for renovation it re opened on August 24 2012 The Harris Street northwest entrance has a map of the MARTA system with formerly proposed lines on it nbsp Looking down one of the escalators into the stationIn popular culture editThe station was featured in the 1985 movie The Heavenly Kid 6 Nearby landmarks and popular destinations editPeachtree Center Peachtree Center Business District Mall at Peachtree Center Truist Plaza AmericasMart Central Library Atlanta Streetcar Hard Rock Cafe American Cancer Society Center formerly Inforum Georgia Aquarium World of Coca Cola Centennial Olympic Park Center for Civil and Human Rights Mercedes Benz Stadium State Farm Arena CNN Center Georgia World Congress Center College Football Hall of Fame Woodruff Park Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel SAE Institute Children s Museum of Atlanta 7 Rialto Center for the Arts Various downtown Atlanta hotelsBus routes editThe station is served by the following MARTA bus routes Route 40 Downtown Peachtree StreetConnection to other transit systems editAtlanta Streetcar CobbLinc Ride Gwinnett Georgia Regional Transportation AuthorityConstruction editAlthough the operation of the North Line began between the Garnett and North Avenue stations on December 4 1981 the Peachtree Center station between them did not open until September 11 1982 A poster dating to 1982 on the station platform describes how the station was built The poster reads MARTA s moving Atlanta 120 feet below Peachtree Street The Peachtree Center station was built by tunneling through solid gneiss a granite like rock formed of layers of quartz and mica This rock provides underground support for the station Soft ground or mixed tunneling was used where there was insufficient rock structure for underground support With this method compressed air twice the normal atmospheric pressure was used to support the walls while permanent structures were being built Like deep sea divers workers on this section of the rapid rail transit system were required to undergo 30 minutes of compression decompression when entering or coming out of the tunnel This station is only one of a few tunnels in the world where the walls and the ceiling were carved from solid rock Length of longest escalator serving the station entrance across from the Atlanta Public Library is 190 feet the longest in the southeast Cost of Station approx 45 million Station depth 120 feet Station length 900 feet An exploratory tunnel was initially driven at the crown of the tunnel to provide input into rock quality The cavern was constructed using a heading and bench approach first excavating the heading and following with the bench excavation All excavation on the cavern was accomplished using drill and blast methods Vibration monitoring stations were established in buildings along Peachtree Street to monitor the vibrations and compare to contract limits nbsp Marble slabs from Jasper Newton Smith s building located near the station s entrance The location the station was built on was originally the home to The House That Jack Built an eccentric commercial building built by Jasper Newton Jack Smith in the late 1800s As part of a lease agreement Smith made with later leaseholders of the property two inscribed marble slabs were to be displayed prominently in any future building constructed on the site When Peachtree Center station opened in 1982 these two marble slabs were relocated to a fenced off area near the subway station entrance 8 References edit Toombs Amisano Wells 1982 Peachtree Center Station MIT Libraries Archived from the original on June 26 2015 Retrieved June 25 2015 2014 Transportation Fact Book PDF Atlanta Regional Commission Retrieved January 9 2016 MARTA SCHEDULES amp MAPS Archived from the original on March 19 2015 Retrieved February 3 2017 MARTA facts Archived 2007 09 27 at the Wayback Machine Hood Cree Cameron 10 Longest escalators in the US usabynumbers com Retrieved July 27 2023 The Heavenly Kid Trivia IMDb Planning Your Visit Children s Museum of Atlanta Retrieved June 27 2016 Keen Raymond September 28 2016 Jasper Jack Smith Atlanta s Quaintest Character History Atlanta Retrieved February 27 2020 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Peachtree Center MARTA station MARTA Station Page nycsubway org Atlanta page Carnegie Way entrance from Google Maps Street View Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peachtree Center station amp oldid 1223379878, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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