Kensington station (MARTA)
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Kensington
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| MARTA rapid transit station | |||||||||||
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| Location | 3350 Kensington Road Decatur, GA 30032 |
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| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 1,946 spaces | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | E8 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | June 26, 1993 | ||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||
| Passengers (2007) | 3.358 million[1] | ||||||||||
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Kensington is an at-grade train station in Decatur, Georgia, serving the Blue Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It has one island platform with 1 track on each side. This station opened on June 26, 1993.
Kensington is mainly a park and ride train station for commuters heading into Atlanta. This station mainly serves Decatur's unincorporated communities, as well as communities in Stone Mountain and Tucker.
Bus service is provided at this station to Dekalb County Sheriffs Headquarters and Jail, The City of Stone Mountain, Georgia Piedmont Technical College (formerly known as Dekalb Technical College), Georgia Department of Labor, GRTA/Panola Park & Ride, Memorial Drive Park & Ride, and Dekalb Lou Walker Senior Center. Transfers to the Emory Cliff Shuttle's Oxford route are also available.
Bus Rapid Transit is provided at this station to points along Memorial Drive:
- 520 (Limited) - Memorial Drive / N. Hairston Rd (This Route will be renamed as Route 121L by August 24, 2013)
- 521 (Express) - Memorial Drive / Memorial Dr. Park & Ride (This Route will be discontinued by August 24, 2013)
Station layout
| G | Street Level | Entrance/Exit, station house |
| G Ground/ platform level |
Westbound | ← Blue Line toward Hamilton E. Holmes (Avondale) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Eastbound | → Blue Line toward Indian Creek (Terminus) → | |
Buses at this station
The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:
- Route 9 - Toney Valley / Peachcrest Road
- Route 21 - Memorial Drive
- Route 107 - Glenwood Road
- Route 117 - Rockbridge Road / Panola Road
- Route 119 - Kensington / Hairston Road
- Route 121 - Stone Mountain / Memorial Drive (Atlanta)
- Route 221 - Stone Mountain / Memorial Drive (Atlanta) Limited
