About
MARTA

December 10th Service Changes

Several of MARTA's bus routes are being modified to improve overall service and on-time performance. Blue and Gold rail lines have revised final departure times for weekday schedules.

The following changes will go into effect on Saturday, December 10, 2016.

For additional information, please call us at (404) 848-5000.

Route
Days Affected
Service Change Description

1 - Coronet Way/North Ave.
[ Map | Schedule ]

Weekdays, Saturdays & Sundays
Trip times will be adjusted to improve schedule adherence.

2 - Ponce de Leon Ave/ East Lake
[ Map | Schedule ]

Weekdays, Saturdays & Sundays

Route 2 will be realigned to operate between North Avenue and East Lake stations via Ponce De Leon Avenue on all service days. From North Avenue Station, Route 2 will operate via Ponce De Leon Avenue instead of North Avenue to maintain the integrity of the Ponce De Leon Avenue segment with one route then continue to East Lake Road. Route 2 will then operate along East Lake Road and Park Place into East Lake Station which will be the new terminus. The eastern segment along W. Ponce De Leon Avenue, Commerce Drive, and Swanton Way into Decatur Station will be discontinued. Additionally weekday peak (6:00AM-9:00AM & 3:00PM-7:00PM) periods service frequency will be improved from 35 to 30 minutes. Weekday midday (9:00AM-3:00PM) service frequency will be improved from 50 to 40 minutes and Sunday service frequency will be improved from 65 to 60 minutes all day. Trip times will be revised to accommodate the service modifications and improve schedule adherence. Route 2 will be renamed 2-Ponce De Leon/East Lake.

3 - Martin Luther King Jr. Drive/     Auburn Avenue
[ Map | Schedule ]

Weekdays, Saturdays & Sundays
Route 3 westbound routing from John Wesley Dobbs Avenue to Hamilton E. Holmes Station will be realigned to operate via Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Forsyth Street instead of Peachtree Street and Trinity Avenue on all service days. The segment along Peachtree Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Trinity Avenue will be discontinued to eliminate a potentially hazardous right turn. Trip times and service frequencies remain unchanged.

4 - Thomasville/Moreland Avenue/MTC
[ Map | Schedule ]

Saturdays & Sundays
Trip times will be adjusted to improve schedule adherence.

5 - Piedmont Road/Sandy Springs
[ Map | Schedule ]

Weekdays, Saturdays & Sundays
Trip times will be adjusted to improve schedule adherence.

6 - Emory
[ Map | Schedule ]

Weekdays, Saturdays & Sundays
Trip times will be adjusted to improve schedule adherence.

8 - North Druid Hills Road
[ Map | Schedule ]

Weekdays, Saturdays & Sundays
Trip times will be adjusted to improve schedule adherence.

12 - Howell Mill/ Cumberland
[ Map | Schedule ]

Weekdays, Saturdays & Sundays
Trip times will be adjusted to improve schedule adherence.

13 - Atlanta Student Movement Blvd./Hunter Hills
[ Map | Schedule ]

Weekdays, Saturdays & Sundays
Route 13 schedule will be adjusted to minimize wait times at West Lake Station.
16 - Ralph McGill/ N. Highland/ Lenox
[ Map | Schedule ]
Weekdays, Saturdays & Sundays
Route 16 will be realigned to operate between Five Points and Lenox stations on all service days. Route 16 will maintain current routing from Five Points to Executive Park Drive and Executive Park S. then operate along Executive Park S., Chantilly Drive, and Lenox Road terminating at Lenox Station assuming segments currently operated by Route 33-Briarcliff Road/Lenox. The segment along Executive Park Drive between Executive Park S. and North Druid Hills Road will be discontinued. Service along the North Druid Hills Road segment will be maintained by Route 8-North Druid Hills Road. Route 16 will be renamed 16-Ralph McGill Blvd./N. Highland/Lenox.

24 - Hosea L. Williams Drive/ McAfee Road
[ Map | Schedule ]

Weekdays
The weekday service frequency will be adjusted from 40 to 50 minutes all day to tailor service to demand. Trip times will be revised to accommodate the frequency change and improve schedule adherence.

27 - Cheshire Bridge Road/ Ansley Mall
[ Map | Schedule ]

Weekdays, Saturdays & Sundays
Trip times will be adjusted to improve schedule adherence.
30 - Lavista Road
[ Map | Schedule ]
Weekdays, Saturdays & Sundays

Route 30 service frequencies will be revised to tailor service to demand. The weekday peak periods (6:00AM-9:00AM & 3:00PM-7:00PM)will be adjusted from 30 to 40 minutes; the midday (9:00AM-3:00PM) service frequency will be adjusted from 40 to 60 minutes. The Saturday and Sunday service frequency will be adjusted from 50 to 60 minutes all day. Additionally, Route 30 will operate to/from the Lindbergh Center South Bus Bays. 

33 - Briarcliff Road/ Shallowford Road/ Lindbergh

[ Map | Schedule ]
Weekdays, Saturdays & Sundays
Route 33 will be realigned to operate between Lindbergh Center Station South Bus Bay and Chamblee Station on all service days. From Chamblee Station, Route 33 will operate via New Peachtree Road, Chamblee Dunwoody Road to Shallowford Road then continue Shallowford Road to Briarcliff Road, Briarcliff Road to Lavista Road, Lindbergh Drive, (across Piedmont Road) into Lindbergh Center Station South Bus Bays, which will be the new terminus. The segments along Sheridan Road, Executive Park Drive, Chantilly Drive, and Lenox Road into Lenox Station will be assumed by modifications to Route 16-Noble. The weekday peak periods (6:00AM-9:00AM & 3:00PM-7:00PM) service frequency will be improved from 50 to 40 minutes while the midday (9:00AM-3:00PM) frequency will adjust from 50 to 60 minutes to tailor service to demand. The Saturday and Sunday service frequency will be adjusted from 50 to 60 minutes all day.  Trip times will be revised to accommodate the service modifications and improve schedule adherence. Route 33 will be renamed 33-Briarcliff Road/ Shallowford Road/Lindbergh.

34 - 2nd Avenue/ Gresham Road/Clifton Springs
[ Map | Schedule ]

Weekdays, Saturdays & Sundays
Route 34 will be realigned to terminate at Georgia State University Perimeter College Decatur Campus on all service days. Service to Clifton Springs Health Center will be maintained from George State University Perimeter College Decatur Campus by modification to Route 114-Columbia Drive. Additionally, the weekday peak periods (6:00AM-9:00AM & 3:00PM-7:00PM) service frequency will be adjusted from 25 to 30 minutes. The Saturday and Sunday service frequency will be improved from 45 to 40 minutes all day. Trip times will be revised to accommodate the service modification and improve schedule adherence.   

47 - Briarwood Road/ I-85 Access Road/ Chamblee
[ Map | Schedule ]

Weekdays, Saturdays & Sundays

Route 47 will be realigned to maintain current routing from Brookhaven/Oglethorpe Station to the I-85 Access Road and Shallowford Road then continue I-85 Access Road to Chamblee Tucker Road continuing current routing into Chamblee Station. This modification will streamline service along the I-85 Access Road and maintain the integrity of the segment with one route. The Shallowford Road segment will be assumed by service modification on Route 33-Briarcliff Road. Service frequencies remain unchanged. Trips times will be revised to accommodate the service modification and improve schedule adherence. Route 47 will be renamed 47-Briarwood Road/I-85 Access Road/Chamblee.

67 - West End/Dixie Hills
[ Map | Schedule ]
Weekdays, Saturdays & Sundays
Route 67 will be modified to operate a counter-clockwise loop via Sewanee Avenue and Verbena Circle on all service days to improve transit accessibility to the Verbena Place community. The service frequencies remain unchanged. Trip times will be adjusted to accommodate the service modification and improve service adherence.
71 - Cascade Road
[ Map | Schedule ]
Weekdays, Saturdays & Sundays
Trip times will be adjusted to improve schedule adherence.
75 - Tucker
[ Map | Schedule ]
Weekdays, Saturdays & Sundays
Route 75 will be realigned to operate via North DeKalb Mall to/from Avondale Station on all service days. Route 75 will operate via Lawrenceville Highway, North Druid Hills Road, Birch Road, Sweetbriar Road and Mistletoe Road. Trip times will be adjusted to accommodate the service modification and improve schedule adherence.

81 - Venetian Drive/Adams Park
[ Map | Schedule ]

Weekdays, Saturdays & Sundays
The Saturdays and Sundays night (after 7:30PM) service frequency will be adjusted from 30 to 60 minutes to tailor service to demand. Additionally, trip times will be adjusted on all service days to improve schedule adherence. 

87 - Roswell Road/      Morgan Falls
[ Map | Schedule ]

Weekdays, Saturdays & Sundays
Trip times will be adjusted to improve schedule adherence.

95 - Metropolitan Pkwy./ Hapeville
[ Map | Schedule ]

Weekdays, Saturdays & Sundays
Route 95 routing to West End Station will be realigned to operate via Metropolitan Pkwy., Wells Street, and Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. to improve operational movement.

102 - North Avenue/ Candler Park
[ Map | Schedule ]

Weekdays, Saturdays & Sundays

Route 102 will be realigned to operate via North Avenue instead of Ponce De Leon Avenue to/from Edgewood/Candler Park Station on all service days. Route 102 will maintain current routing from Edgewood/Candler Park Station to Ponce De Leon Avenue and Boulevard then left Boulevard, right North Avenue and continue to North Avenue Station. From North Avenue Station, Route 102 will operate via Ponce De Leon Avenue, Juniper Street, North Avenue, Boulevard to Ponce De Leon Avenue then continue regular routing. The weekday midday (9:00AM-3:00PM) service frequency will be improved from 50 to 40 minutes. Sunday service frequency will be improved from 65 to 60 minutes all day. Trip times will be revised to accommodate the service modification and improve schedule adherence. Route 102 will be renamed 102- North Avenue/Candler Park.

114 - Columbia Drive/ Clifton Springs Road
[ Map | Schedule ]
Weekdays, Saturdays & Sundays

Route 114 will be extended to Georgia State University Perimeter College Decatur Campus which will be the new terminus on all service days. Service to Clifton Springs Health Center will be maintained along Clifton Springs Road at the bus shelter when operating southbound to Georgia State University Perimeter College Decatur Campus and direct service when operating northbound to Avondale Station. The weekday peak periods (6:00AM-9:00AM & 3:00PM-7:00PM) service frequency will be adjusted from 20 to 30 minutes and the midday (9:00AM-3:00PM) service frequency will be improved from 45 to 40 minutes. Saturday and Sunday service frequency remains unchanged. Trip times will be revised to accommodate the service modification and improve bus to bus connectivity at Georgia State University Perimeter College Decatur Campus between Routes 15, 34, and 114. Route 114 will be renamed 114-Columbia Drive/Clifton Springs Road.

123 - North DeKalb Mall/ Decatur East Lake
[ Map | Schedule ]

Weekdays, Saturdays & Sundays

Route 123 will be extended from Decatur Station to East Lake Station which will be the new terminus on all service days. Route 123 will maintain current service from North DeKalb Mall to Decatur Station then continue Commerce Drive to right on W. Howard Avenue, right on Paden Circle, right on East Lake Drive, and right on Park Place to East Lake Station. The southern segment of Route 123 between Decatur Station and Belvedere will be assumed by new Route 823-Belvedere/Decatur. The Saturday and Sunday service frequency will be improved from 50 to 40 minutes all day. The weekday service frequency remains unchanged. Route 123 will be renamed 123-North DeKalb Mall/Decatur/East Lake.

125 - Clarkston/Northlake
[ Map | Schedule ]
Weekdays, Saturdays & Sundays
Trip times will be adjusted to improve schedule adherence.

141 - Mansell Park & Ride/Haynes Bridge Road/Windward Park & Ride
[ Map | Schedule ]

Weekdays, Saturdays & Sundays
Trip times will be adjusted to improve schedule adherence.
143 - Windward Park & Ride
[ Map | Schedule ]

Weekdays
Trip times will be adjusted to improve schedule adherence.

165 - Fairburn Road/Barge Road Park & Ride
[ Map | Schedule ]

Weekdays

The service frequency for AM peak trips (6:00AM-9:00AM) departing Fairburn and Cascade Roads will maintain a 15 minute service frequency while the trips departing Barge Road Park & Ride to Hamilton E. Holmes Station will be adjusted from 15 to 30 minutes during the same time period. The service frequency for PM trips (3:00PM-7:00PM) departing Hamilton E. Holmes Station to Fairburn and Cascade Roads will maintain a 15 minute service frequency while the trips departing Hamilton E. Holmes Station to Barge Road Park & Ride will be adjusted from 15 to 30 minutes during the same time period.  

186 - Rainbow Drive/South DeKalb
[ Map | Schedule ]

Weekdays
Trip times will be adjusted to improve schedule adherence.

189 - Flat Shoals Road/Scofield Road
[ Map | Schedule ]

Weekdays, Saturdays & Sundays
The weekday midday (9:00AM-3:00PM) service frequency will be improved from 35 to 20 minutes. Additionally, the weekday evening and night (after 7:00PM) service will be improved from 40 to 30 minutes. The Saturday and Sunday evening and night (after 7:00PM) service frequency will be adjusted from 20 to 30 minutes to tailor service to demand. Trip times will be revised to accommodate the frequency changes and improve schedule adherence.

191 - Justice Center/S.R. 85-Riverdale Rd./ Maynard H Jackson Jr. International Terminal
[ Map | Schedule ]

Weekdays, Saturdays & Sundays
Route 191 will be realigned to restore alternating service along Flint River Road (between Tara Blvd. and Taylor Road) and GA-138 (between Tara Blvd. and Taylor Road) on all service days. Service along Taylor Road will be discontinued. Trip times will be adjusted to accommodate the service modification. All other routing and service frequencies remain unchanged.

193 - Justice Center/S.R. 54-Jonesboro Rd./ East Point
[ Map | Schedule ]

Weekdays, Saturdays & Sundays

The temporary reroute to/from the Clayton County Justice Center via North Avenue will be discontinued. Route 193 will operate regular routing to/from the Clayton County Justice Center via Smith Street, Lee Street, and N. Main Street.  Route 193 service will alternate between Battlecreek Road and Smith Street. Trip times and service frequencies remain unchanged.

823 - Belvedere/Decatur
[ Map | Schedule ]
Weekdays, Saturdays & Sundays
New Route 823 will assume the southern segment of Route 123-North DeKalb Mall/Belvedere on all service days. Route 823 will maintain the current alignment operating from Decatur Station to North & South McDonough Street, W. Hill Street, East Lake Drive, Hosea Williams Drive, S. Candler Street, Midway Road, Carter Road, Fairlee Drive, Rupert Road, Belvedere Lane, San Gabriel Avenue, Capistrana Place,  White Oak Drive, Line Street to Fairlee Drive and return to Decatur Station.  This route will be operated with a 35 foot vehicle initially and transition to a smaller neighborhood-friendly vehicle in April 2017. Route 823 will operate a 60 minute all day service frequency on all service days.
RAIL

Blue Line

Schedule

Weekdays
The last Eastbound trip departing Hamilton E. Holmes Station at 1:16AM will be revised to depart at 1:26AM. Additionally, the last Westbound trip departing Indian Creek Station at 1:04AM will be revised to depart at 1:14AM.

Gold Line

Schedule

Weekdays
The last Southbound trip departing Doraville Station at 1:11AM will be revised to depart at 1:21AM.

 

Back to top