Station Data:

Address

1688 Peachtree Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30309

Location

33.80 N, 84.39 W

Elevation

277m / 910ft

Population

420,003 (Census 2010)

Staff

Staffed

Open Hours

7:00am - 9:30pm  Daily

Building

Built in 1918, Brick

Ridership

114,938 (FY2011)

Amtrak Train Information:

Train Name

Route

CRESCENT

[ New York, NY - Charlotte, NC - Atlanta, GA - New Orleans, LA ]

Urban Railroad Information

Name

Category

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)

Subway / Rapid Transit

Atlanta Streetcar

Street Car (Opened in 12/30/2014)

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

People Mover

Station Building
6 / 23 / 2003

"SOVTHERN RY"
6 / 23 / 2003

There is a small park in this station.
6 / 23 / 2003

Ticket Counter
6 / 23 / 2003

Waiting Area
6 / 23 / 2003

Waiting Area
6 / 23 / 2003

Stairway to the platform
6 / 23 / 2003

Platform
6 / 23 / 2003

Looking toward South (New Orleans)
6 / 23 / 2003

Looking toward North (New York)
6 / 23 / 2003

At the second photo, I had a question, "Why V?".  After opening this page, Mr. Scott Calta sent me e-mail and taught me the reason why the letter is "V".  So, I'm going to show his answer below.  Thanks, Mr. Scott Calta.

"In answer to your question about the Atlanta Amtrak station, the reason the sign says SOVTHERN RAILWAY (with a V instead of a U) is because that it is an old tradition from the Latin language to render letters U and V the same way, as a V.  This is very common in ancient Latin inscriptions, and even in formal, stone-carved inscriptions in English, until the middle of the twentieth century."

Atlanta MARTA

Atlanta Airport People Mover