Mayor unveils locations for 4 new proposed MARTA stations in Atlanta

We now know where Atlanta is proposing to build four new MARTA stations. One will be the first to connect the rail service directly to the Atlanta Beltline.

Channel 2 Action News first told you about the plan to expand MARTA after Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens delivered his State of the City Address last month.

It would be the largest MARTA rail expansion in decades adding four new stops known as “in-fill stations,” meaning they would be added in between the current stations.

MARTA officials previously told Channel 2 Action News about a station at the massive development Murphy Crossing along the Beltline Westside Trail.

On Thursday, Dickens announced the other locations will be built at Armour Yards, Krog Street/Hulsey Yard and Joseph E. Boone off the Blue/Green line.

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The city has not said how it’s going to pay for the in-fill stations. It has also not given a timeline for starting construction.

In a statement, Dickens said both “legacy and emerging communities” have immediate transportation needs.

Those in neighborhoods who use the Beltline are excited about the new in-fill stations.

“I think it’s a good thing. I think the Beltline obviously is a popping area. It’s an area that everyone in the city should have access to,” one MARTA rider told Channel 2 Action News.

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