Atlanta

Georgia, USA (America)

Date of opening [d.m.y]	30.06.1979
Network length	79.2 km (49.22 mi)
Number of stations	39 (38*)
Number of lines	2
Stations per line	19.50
Avg. station distance*	2.08 km (1.30 mi)
Avg. line length	39.60 km (24.61 mi)
*with transfer stations counted once
World Metro List by J. Serradell, 1/2008.

System known as	MARTA
Annual ridership	Unknown
Track orientation	Right
Air-conditioned trains	Yes
Walk-through trains	No
Rubber-tyred trains	No
Driverless lines	No
Platform screen doors	No
Metro Features List

Metro Arts and Architecture

Examples of good station design:

Atlanta

This US city has a couple of artworks in its stations. Architecturally most interesting is Peachtree Center station.

Photo [R. Ferreira, nycsubway.org]: Peachtree Center station on the North-South Line.

Departure Procedure and Sounds

The MARTA subway in Atlanta has a 1 kHz beep going off four times on the newer trains, like: "boop-BOOP-BOOP-BOOP". The old trains have a loud "PONG".

Useful Links for Atlanta MARTA

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City map (Google Maps) (might show metro stations when zoomed in)
Images (Google Images)
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Wikipedia page
Atlanta city information (Wikipedia)

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