East Lake (MARTA Station)
East Lake is an at-grade Train station on the Blue Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It has an island platform and two tracks that serve the platform in each direction. This station was opened on June 30, 1979. MARTA's opening ceremonies and speeches took place in the south parking lot at this station.
This station is located in the neighborhood of Kirkwood (Atlanta), but is named after East Lake Blvd. The station mainly serves Kirkwood (Atlanta), The Village of East Lake as well as Oakhurst, and unincorporated communities in Decatur and Lithonia. There are two Zip car parking spaces in the north parking lot. It provides Connecting Bus Service to The Village of East Lake, East Lake Golf Course, and Kirkwood (Atlanta).
The south parking lot has an elevator, but the north parking lot does not.
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