The trains are powered by an electrified third rail and can be operated in any combination from two to eight rail cars, with six cars being the normal length for the Blue, Red and Gold rail lines, and two cars for the Green line (due to the shorter platform at Bankhead).ġ508C ( Adtranz/ Bombardier MITRAC) Template:Efnġ01 unpaired and located at Avondale Yard. mph ( Expression error: Unexpected < operator. MARTA currently operates around 307 married paired rail cars which can operate at speeds of up to Expression error: Unrecognized word "km". Until 1994, the NE codes were designated as N.At night, trains operated every 15 minutes. On Saturdays, it was every ten minutes (five minutes combined on the North-South Line trunk), and on Sundays it was every 15 minutes (7.5 minutes on the North-South Line trunk). During weekends in the latter case, headways along the shared lines will increase from 10 minutes to 20 minutes īefore budget cuts in 2005 affected the rail system, MARTA originally operated trains every eight minutes during the day on weekdays on each route, with the North-South Line operating on a combined four-minute headway between Lindbergh Center and Airport stations on the trunk. Due to an ongoing rail system maintenance program, weekend headways are variable and may range from the normal 20 minutes to as much as 24 minutes, with the Green and Red lines occasionally being truncated all weekend. All rail lines operate 20 minutes during late night (8:30pm weekdays, 8:50pm weekends) mainly in part due to the Red Line only running from North Springs to Lindbergh Center stations likewise with the Green Line from Bankhead to Vine City. In the case of two routes operating on the same tracks, headways decrease to 5 minutes during rush hour and 6 minutes during midday and 10 minutes on the weekends during the day. Headways per line consist of 10 minutes weekdays during rush hour and 12 minutes during midday, and 20 minutes nightly and weekends. The MARTA rail system operates between approximately 5 a.m. These stations also have designated kiss and ride passenger drop off parking spaces closest to the stations' entrances.
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Many suburban stations offer designated free daily and paid long term parking in MARTA-operated park and ride lots. Previous system maps used orange to denote the North-South line and blue to the East-West line. MARTA switched to a color-based route naming system in October 2009. After 9pm, Green Line service operates as a shuttle between Bankhead (P4) and Vine City (stop W2). Green Line service terminates at Edgewood–Candler Park, while the Blue Line continues east to Indian Creek. Holmes (W5) while Green Line trains divert to Bankhead Station (P4). At Ashby, Blue Line service continues to H.E. The connection is scheduled, with southbound Red trains arriving at Lindbergh Center just before Gold trains continuing southbound, and in reverse, northbound Gold trains arrive at Lindbergh just before Red trains leave northbound.īlue and Green lines service the east-west trunk line together between Ashby (W3) and Edgewood–Candler Park (E4). After 9pm, the Red Line runs as a shuttle between North Springs (N11) and Lindbergh Center (N6), connecting to the Gold Line at Lindbergh Center. All MARTA trains are identified with a destination on electronic LCD signs on the front and sides of the train and on each car. All trains are identified by their destinations, and an automated announcement system announces train destinations, bus and other transit connections, and landmarks that at each rail station.ĭuring daytime hours, trains on the Red and Gold lines service the entire north-south trunk line and split north of Lindbergh Center (N6).
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