Brookhaven/Oglethorpe station

Brookhaven/Oglethorpe (originally Brookhaven and signed Brookhaven/Oglethorpe Univ. on station signs) is a train station in Brookhaven, Georgia, on the Gold Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. An elevated station, it is located one mile south of Oglethorpe University. The station provides connecting bus service to North Druid Hills, Toco Hills, North DeKalb Mall, the Peachtree Boulevard business district, and the Georgia Department of Labor.


NE8
Brookhaven/Oglethorpe Univ.
MARTA rapid transit station
General information
Location4047 Peachtree Road NE
Brookhaven, Georgia 30319
United States
Coordinates33.860705°N 84.340003°W / 33.860705; -84.340003
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport MARTA Bus: 8, 25, 47, 110
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking1,252 spaces
Bicycle facilities18 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeNE8
History
OpenedDecember 15, 1984 (1984-12-15)
Previous namesBrookhaven (1984–1995)
Services
Preceding station Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority MARTA Following station
Lenox
toward Airport
 Gold Line Chamblee
toward Doraville

In the 2010s, the station was planned to become a "city center" for Brookhaven on the property composed of mixed use, office, retail, civic and public space. The plan was canceled in 2017.

Station layout
P
Platform level		 Westbound ← Gold Line toward Airport (Lenox)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound → Gold Line toward Doraville (Chamblee) →
G Street Level Entrance/Exit, station house

Parking

Brookhaven/Oglethorpe has 1,252 daily and long term parking spaces available for MARTA users, located in paved parking lots.

Development

MARTA and the City of Brookhaven planned to build a transit-oriented "city center" on the station's parking lot in 2014. The proposal entailed a development composed of mixed uses, offices, retailers, and civic and public space.[1][2] The project was canceled in early 2017, after plans by Brookhaven's mayor to suspend their work on the project and delay rezoning and tax incentives for the property's development.[3]

Bus routes

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:

  • Route 8 - North Druid Hills Road
  • Route 25 - Peachtree Industrial Boulevard
  • Route 47 - I-85 Access Road / Briarwood Road
  • Route 110 - Peachtree Road / Buckhead

References
  1. "Brookhaven-Oglethorpe MARTA Station announced for redevelopment". Brookhaven Post. August 12, 2014.
  2. "MARTA's proposed Brookhaven Station development offers challenges, report says". Saporta Report. September 3, 2014.
  3. Wickert, David; Niesse, Mark (February 3, 2017). "MARTA calls off major Brookhaven development". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
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