Vine City station

Vine City is an at-grade train station in Atlanta, Georgia, serving the Blue and Green lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It is one of only two stations served by the Green and Blue lines at all times.

W2 Vine City
MARTA rapid transit station
General information
Location	502 Rhodes Street NW Atlanta, GA 30314
Coordinates	33°45′25″N 84°24′14″W / 33.75687°N 84.40391°W / 33.75687; -84.40391
Owned by	MARTA
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	MARTA Bus: 94
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	27 spaces; Limited daily parking
Bicycle facilities	15 bike racks
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	W2
History
Opened	December 22, 1979; 44 years ago (1979-12-22)
Passengers
2013	821 (avg. weekday)^[1]  0%
Services
Preceding station MARTA Following station Ashby toward Hamilton E. Holmes Blue Line GWCC/​CNN Center toward Indian Creek Ashby toward Bankhead Green Line GWCC/​CNN Center toward King Memorial or Edgewood/​Candler Park Green Line Nights Terminus

Vine City primarily provides access to the Vine City area, overflow service to Mercedes-Benz Stadium, as well as access to the Atlanta University Center. It also features 27 parking spaces in a small on-site lot. Due to its dense location, it is not directly served with bus service;^[2] however, bus service is provided along the streets surrounding the station and at the nearby Hamilton E. Holmes station or Five Points station.

As of 2013, Vine City only had a weekday average of 821 entries, making it the least busy station.^[3]

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance, station house
2F Platform level	Westbound	← Green Line toward Bankhead (Ashby) ← Blue Line toward H. E. Holmes (Ashby)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Eastbound	→ Green Line toward Edgewood / Candler Park (King Memorial weekends) (GWCC/CNN Center) → → Blue Line toward Indian Creek (GWCC/CNN Center) →

History

Vine City was opened on December 22, 1979, making it part of the second oldest section of MARTA, as every other west station (denoted with a "W" in their station code) was opened on the same day, including the East-West section of Five Points.^[4] Although it is now part of the Green and Blue Lines, both were originally one line, The East-West Line. It was considered one line from its launch until 2006 when the West branch and the Proctor Creek branch were redesignated as the East-West Line (the current Blue Line) and the Proctor Creek Line (the current Green Line). 3 years later in 2009, MARTA switched over the color system, giving us the modern day Green and Blue Lines.

The area it serves, Vine City, was mostly industrial in the early 20th century, being just south of Atlanta's largest power plant, the Davis Street Plant. As of 2015, some of the areas west of Northside Drive are largely abandoned and primed for redevelopment.

Bus Routes

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:

• Route 94 - Northside Drive

Nearby areas

The area around Vine City station includes a mix of residential and commercial development, but is dominated by other uses, such as stadiums and college campuses.^[5]

Landmarks include:

• Mercedes-Benz Stadium
• Morris Brown College
• Herndon Stadium
• Clark Atlanta University
• Spelman College
• Morehouse College
• Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame

References

1. "2014 Transportation Fact Book" (PDF). Atlanta Regional Commission. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
2. "Vine City". itsmarta. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
3. "2014 Transportation Fact Book" (PDF). Atlanta Regional Commission. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
4. "MARTA's Dome & Vine City Stations". itsmarta. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Retrieved July 22, 2015.^{[dead YouTube link]}
5. "Vince City Station Transit Oriented Development Profile" (PDF). MARTA. November 3, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2024.

External links

• Station Overview, including video tour3
• Electric Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• MARTA Guide