FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, Nov. 13, 2026
MARTA
RED AND GOLD LINE RAIL SERVICE WILL BE BRIEFLY SUSPENDED FOR GEORGIA POWER WORK
ON DEC. 13, 2026
ATLANTA – From 9 a.m. to noon on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2026, Red
and Gold Line service will be suspended from Arts Center Station to Buckhead
and Lenox Stations for the replacement of a Georgia Power line that hangs over
MARTA’s tracks.
All Red and Gold Line customers traveling through the
affected area will need to use a bus bridge operating between Arts Center,
Lindbergh, Buckhead, and Lenox Stations.
Customers should plan for an additional 30 minutes for
their trip. Bus bridges will load in the bus bay of each station (except
Buckhead, where buses will load on Peachtree Road) and will operate
continuously on a road-and-go basis. Customers should listen to announcements
and look for signs and MARTA employees for directions to bus bays.
Local bus routes and Sunday schedules are unchanged. Buses
will still serve Lindbergh Center, but customers who transfer to rail will need
to use the bus bridge to reach Red or Gold Line trains. Long-term parking at
Lindbergh Center will remain open.
Georgia Power is replacing an outdated overhead ground wire
that spans over the Red and Gold Line tracks near Piedmont Road and Miami
Circle. For the safety of our customers and work crews, train service must be
suspended and the work must be done in daylight. The replacement of the line is
expected to take about an hour, but additional time is needed by MARTA to power
down and clear the tracks, then restore power for service to resume.
The timing of this necessary work was chosen to minimize
impact on customers. Sunday morning typically has lower ridership and there are
no major events scheduled for Dec. 13.
MARTA is single-tracking on Dec. 13 for other maintenance
projects. For the latest information on weekend rail service and schedules,
please visit itsmarta.com/special-rail-schedules.
For more information about this project, please visit: itsmarta.com/railsuspensiondec13.
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