Ashby station (MARTA)

Ashby station
Company type	Subway station
Industry	Public transportation
Founded	December 22, 1979; 46 years ago
Headquarters	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Area served	Atlanta metropolitan area
Owner	Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)

Ashby is a subterranean subway station located in Atlanta, Georgia, serving both the Blue and Green routes of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail network. The station utilizes split platform design, with the westbound platform positioned on the upper level and the eastbound platform situated below. This configuration supports the Green Line's bifurcation toward Bankhead, which occurs just west of Ashby.

History

The station commenced operations on December 22, 1979, alongside other stations west of Five Points, excluding Bankhead. It represents part of MARTA's second oldest segment, with only the stations east of Five Points predating it.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
2F Platform level	Westbound	← Green Line heading toward Bankhead (Terminus) ← Blue Line traveling to H. E. Holmes (West Lake)
	Side platform, doors open on the left
3F Platform level	Eastbound	→ Green Line traveling toward Edgewood / Candler Park (weekends extend to King Memorial, nights to Vine City) → → Blue Line proceeding to Indian Creek (Vine City)
	Side platform, doors open on the right

Renaming suggestions

In 2007, there was a recommendation to rename Ashby station in honor of civil rights figure Joseph E. Lowery, matching the existing name of Ashby Street. Alternatively, councilman Ivory Lee Young, Jr. proposed changing the name to Historic Westside Village station, to highlight the nearby mixed-use development.

Points of interest

Connecting bus routes

This station offers transfers to important MARTA bus lines:

Route 1 – Marietta Boulevard / Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard
Route 68 – Benjamin E. Mays Drive

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