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The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority was created as the first public mass transit agency in metropolitan Atlanta. Its formation in 1965 was a result of the campaigning efforts of governmental planning agencies and Atlanta businessmen.
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA / ˈ m ɑːr t ə /) is the principal public transport operator in the Atlanta metropolitan area.Formed in 1971 as strictly a bus system, MARTA operates a network of bus routes linked to a rapid transit system consisting of 48 miles (77 km) of rail track with 38 subway stations.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Atlanta, train headways were reduced to 15 minute intervals between trains during most weekday hours and 20 minutes at other times. [14] In August 2023, MARTA announced that frequencies would increase to every 12 minutes on all rail lines between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Most public transport in Atlanta is operated by the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA). MARTA's system is composed of heavy rail, light rail, and local bus systems. MARTA operates primarily within the boundaries of Fulton, DeKalb, and Clayton counties. Map of the MARTA rail system
The Atlanta Transit Company (ATC) was a public transport operator based in Atlanta, Georgia, which existed from 1950 to 1972. It was the immediate predecessor of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA).
Drozt, who began his career as a bus driver, comes to the Tri-Cities from the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) where he served as deputy chief. Before that he was general ...
Leroy Ramos was working his regular bus loop for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) on Jan. 3 when the three juveniles got in an argument with him at Decatur Station, say police.
In 1965, an act of the Georgia General Assembly created the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, or MARTA, which was to provide rapid transit for the five largest metropolitan counties: DeKalb, Fulton, Clayton, Gwinnett, and Cobb, but a referendum authorizing participation in the system failed in Cobb County.