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Important Service Changes

Rail Schedule Changes

Rail Service Days Affected Service Change Description
North-South (North Springs) and Northeast-South (Doraville) Rail Service Saturday & Sunday

Weekend arrival and departure times have been adjusted to improve on-time performance and improve system-wide connectivity.

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Bus Route Changes  

Bus Service Modifications for April 2008 Markup Maps

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MARTA SERVICE CHANGES EFFECTIVE APRIL 26, 2008 

Bus Route Days Affected

Service Change Description

Rail Service:  North-South (North Springs) and

Northeast-South (Doraville)

Saturday & Sunday

Weekend arrival and departure times have been adjusted to improve on-time performance and improve system-wide connectivity.

4 – McDonough Boulevard/Moreland Avenue

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Route 4 has been shortened to terminate on Broad Street at Five Points Station.  Route segments between Five Points Station and Arial State Station, including Grady Hospital will now be served by extending Route 155.  In addition, the Locust Lane/Leila Lane deviation has been eliminated. Instead, those trips will now serve the Rebel Forest community via Forrest Park Road, Rebel Forest Drive and Redford Drive.  Route 4 will continue to operate every 30 minutes on weekdays and every 40 minutes on weekends.

9 – Toney Valley

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Route 9 will now load and unload along Broad Street at Five Points Station.  The 8:20 a.m. school-day trip has been adjusted to depart Five Points Station at 7:40 a.m.  Arrival and departure times have also been adjusted to improve on-time performance.

11 – English Ave/Atlanta University

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Arrival and departure times have been adjusted to improve on-time performance.

13 – Fair Street

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Route 13 will now load and unload along Alabama Street at Five Points Station.  As a result, Route 13 will no longer operate on Marietta Street and Centennial Olympic Park Drive.  Arrival and departure times have also been adjusted to improve on-time performance.

17 – Hank Aaron Drive/Grady Hospital

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Arrival and departure times have been adjusted to improve on-time performance.  Route 17 will now operate every 40 minutes daily.

19 – Clairmont Road

Saturday & Sunday

Arrival and departure times have been adjusted to improve on-time performance.

21 – Memorial Drive

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Arrival and departure times have been adjusted to improve on-time performance including school-day trips.

26 – Perry Boulevard/West Highlands

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Columbia Grove Apartments will now be served via Johnson Road.  Segments along Habershal Drive have been discontinued due to construction.

28 – Village of East Lake

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Village of East Lake will now be served via southbound South Howard Street, eastbound Glenwood Avenue and northbound East Lake Boulevard, returning westbound Memorial Drive.  Second Avenue will no longer be served by Route 28.

32 – Eastland/Bouldercrest

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Arrival and departure times have been adjusted to improve on-time performance.

34 – Gresham Road

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Arrival and departure times have been adjusted to improve on-time performance.

37 – Defoors Ferry Road

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Arrival and departure times have been adjusted to improve on-time performance.

42 – Pryor Road

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Route 42 will now load and unload along Broad Street at Five Points Station.

Bus Route Days Affected

Service Change Description

44 – West Wesley Road

Weekdays

The 8:30 a.m. school-day trip has been eliminated.

 

45 – Virginia Highlands

Weekdays

The 3:30 p.m. school-day trip has been eliminated.

 

47 – I-85 Access Road

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Arrival and departure times have been adjusted to improve on-time performance.  Route 47 will now operate every 40 minutes during weekday peak hours, every 45 minutes during weekday off-peak hours, and every 60 minutes on weekends.

54 – Empire Boulevard/Polar Rock

Weekdays

An early morning inbound trip has been added, arriving at Oakland City Station at 5:20 a.m.

55 – Cleveland Avenue/Lakewood Heights

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Route 55 will now load and unload along Broad Street at Five Points Station.

57 – Collier Heights

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Arrival and departure times have been adjusted to improve on-time performance.

70 – Chamblee

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Route 70 has been split into two routes, Route 70 and new Route 151.  Current route segments between Brookhaven-Oglethorpe Station and Chamblee Station will remain as Route 70.  Route segments between Chamblee Station and Perimeter Mall are now served by new Route 151.

71 – Cascade Road

Weekdays

Arrival and departure times have been adjusted to improve on-time performance.

72 – Virginia Avenue/Tradeport Boulevard

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Route 72 will now load and unload in the south bus loop at College Park Station.

73 – Fulton Industrial Boulevard

Weekdays

Trips to serve Wendell Drive (west of Fulton Industrial Boulevard) have been added.

74 – Flat Shoals Road/South DeKalb

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

A 5:10 a.m. trip from Whites Mill to Five Points Station has been added on weekdays.  The 5:30 a.m. trip to Five Points Station will now serve Battle Forest instead of Whites Mill.  Arrival and departure times have also been adjusted to improve on-time performance.

78 – Cleveland Avenue/Hutchens Road

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Route 78 will now load and unload in the south bus loop at College Park Station.

82 – Camp Creek/Barge Road Park & Ride

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Route 82 will now load and unload in the north bus loop at College Park Station.

83 – Campbellton Road

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Arrival and departure times have been adjusted to improve on-time performance.

88 – Welcome All/Camp Creek

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Route 88 will now load and unload in the north bus loop at College Park Station.  Weekend arrival and departure times at College Park Station have also been adjusted to improve connectivity.

89 – Old National Highway/Flat Shoals Road

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Route 89 has been shortened with all trips terminating at South Fulton Park & Ride.  Route segments between the Park & Ride and Fairburn are now served by new Route 181.  Route 89 now operates every 15 minutes during weekday peak hours and every 20 minutes during midday, evening and weekend hours.

91 – Henderson Mill Road

Weekdays

The South Flowers Road/Mercer University segments from Route 126 have been added to Route 91.  Also, the Presidential Drive segments from Route 91 have been transferred to Route 126.  Route 91 will continue to operate every 60 minutes on weekdays only.

103 – North Shallowford Road/Peeler Road

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Service along Malone Drive has been discontinued.  Instead, Route 103 will operate along Pierce Drive between Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and Peachtree Road.  Service operates every 40 minutes during the weekday and every 60 minutes during weekday evening and weekend hours.

110 – Peachtree Street – "The Peach"

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Route 110 will no longer load and unload along Broad Street at Five Points Station.  Instead, the route will serve Five Points Station near the Peachtree Street entrance in both directions and will continue to its new terminus on Wall Street at Pryor Street.

Bus Route Days Affected

Service Change Description

113 – Atlantic Station/Auburn Avenue

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Service along State Street (north of 14th Street only), 16th Street and Village Street has been discontinued.  Instead, Route 113 will operate via 14th Street, Hemphill Avenue, Northside Drive and 17th Street.  Arrival and departure times have also been adjusted to improve connectivity.

121 – Mountain Industrial Boulevard

Weekdays

Trips departing at 12:13, 1:43, 2:19, 9:54 and 11:24 p.m. will no longer serve the Sears facility.  All other trips to Sears will remain unchanged.  Arrival and departure times have also been adjusted to improve on-time performance.

126 – Chamblee/Northlake

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

The Presidential Drive segments from Route 91 have been added to Route 126.  Also, the South Flowers Road/Mercer University segments from Route 126 have been transferred to Route 91. In addition, the routing around Northlake Mall has been modified to serve Northlake Parkway, Parklake Drive, LaVista Road and Henderson Mill Road.

132 – Tilly Mill Road

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Route 132 will no longer operate along Peachtree Road and Peachtree Industrial Boulevard north of North Peachtree Road (Brandsmart Deviation).  Route 132 weekend service has also been modified to operate between Chamblee Station and Dunwoody Club Drive only.  Weekend service between Mount Vernon Highway and North Springs Station has been discontinued.  However, Route 132 service between Chamblee Station and North Springs Station will continue to operate on weekdays.  Weekend customers who currently use Route 132 in Dunwoody Village and along Mount Vernon Highway will now be served by Route 150.  Route 132 will operate every 20 minutes on weekdays and every 60 minutes on weekends.

137 – Collier Road

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Arrival and departure times have been adjusted to improve on-time performance.

139 – Lenox/Plaza Fiesta

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Arrival and departure times have been adjusted to improve on-time performance.

148 – Medical Center/Powers Ferry Landing

Weekdays

Routing along Northside Drive and Mount Vernon Highway, south and west of Powers Ferry Road, has been added in the off-peak direction.  Morning trips serve the new segment in the eastbound direction only.  Afternoon trips serve the new segment in the westbound direction only.  In addition, off-peak service (middays and evenings) will operate via Hammond Drive and Mt Vernon Highway, returning south on Lake Forrest Drive.

150 – Perimeter Center/Dunwoody Village

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Route 150 has been modified to serve Sandy Springs Station via Perimeter Center West.  Service along Hammond Drive, east of and including Dunwoody Station, has been discontinued.  Service to Perimeter Center East will now be served by new Route 151.  Route 150 has also been extended east from Dunwoody Village to serve Dunwoody Club via Mount Vernon Highway.  Route 150 operates every 40 minutes on weekdays and every 60 minutes on weekends including new Sunday service.

NEW 151 – Perimeter Center/Chamblee

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Route 151 is a new route created from segments of Route 70 and 150.  From Chamblee Station, Route 151 serves all routing formerly served by Route 70 between Chamblee Station and Perimeter Mall, continuing to Sandy Springs Station via Perimeter Center West.  From Ashford-Dunwoody Road, the route also serves the Perimeter Center East segments from Route 150.  Route 151 operates every 40 minutes on weekdays and every 60 minutes on weekends.

155 – McDaniel Street/Lakewood Avenue

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Route 155 has been extended from Five Points Station to serve Grady Hospital and Arial State Station as currently served by Route 4.  Route 155 will serve Five Points Station near the Forsyth Street entrance and will operate every 30 minutes, daily.

162 – Delowe Avenue/Allison Court

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Arrival and departure times have been adjusted to improve on-time performance.

170 – Ben Hill/Barge Road Park & Ride

Weekdays

Trips serving Benjamin E. Mays High School have been adjusted.

Bus Route Days Affected

Service Change Description

NEW 181 – South Fulton Park & Ride/Fairburn

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Route 181 is a new route created from Route 289.  From College Park Station, Route 181 assumes all segments formerly served by Route 289.  However, Route 181 also operates every 30 minutes during weekday peak hours and provides new service every 40 minutes during midday, evening and weekend hours.

185 – Alpharetta/Holcomb Bridge Road

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Arrival and departure times have been adjusted to improve on-time performance.

189 – Old National Highway/Scofield

Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday

Service on Surrey Trail between Scofield Road and Old National Highway has been discontinued.  Instead, the route accesses Old National Highway via Surrey Trail and Pleasant Hill Road.  Earlier Sunday morning service has also been added.

245 – Kensington/Emory Blue Flyer

Weekdays

Arrival and departure times have been adjusted to improve on-time performance.  A trip departing Lindbergh Center Station at 9:00 a.m. has also been added.

289 – South Fulton Blue Flyer

Weekdays

Route 289 has been converted to regular MARTA service and has been re-numbered to new Route 181.

376 – Fort McPherson

Weekdays

Arrival and departure times have been adjusted to improve on-time performance.

 

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