Ashby (MARTA station)

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Ashby
MARTA rapid transit station

Ashby Station

Station statistics

Address

65 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd
Atlanta, GA 30314

Lines

East-West Line

Proctor Creek Line

Platforms

Stacked side platforms

Tracks

Parking

Free daily parking

Other information

Opened

December 22, 1979

Accessible

Code

Services

Preceding station		MARTA		Following station
West Lake toward H.E. Holmes		East-West Line		Vine City toward Indian Creek
Bankhead Terminus		Proctor Creek Line		Vine City toward Edgewood/Candler Park

Ashby is an underground train station in the MARTA rail system. It is the point where the short Proctor Creek spur line splits to the northwest of the main east/west line. As of April 2006. 2,145 daily fares were collected at the gates.

The area it serves was an important mini-downtown from the 1880s until the 1950s, centered on West Hunter St. (now Martin Luther King Drive) and Ashby St. (now Joseph Lowery Boulevard). As of 2006, the area surrounding the station is being redeveloped, sporting two family-owned diners and a short walk to the campus of the Atlanta University Center campus. Condominiums and a shopping area are under construction adjacent to the station.