Tucker-North Dekalb Line
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The Tucker-North Dekalb Line is a partially built spur of Blue Line (MARTA)[1]. The Tucker-North Dekalb line was built with the original line from 1975 to 1979[2]. It was constructed between the stations of Edgewood/Candler Park station|Edgewood/Candler Park and East Lake station|East Lake, But is closer to East Lake Station. The Line would have been underground but only 300-400[3] feet of tunnel where auctually built. The original MARTA plans had the Tucker-North Dekalb Line as a Bus rapid transit|busway, but that was ruled out in favor of a more effecient rail line.[1] Trains would have run along an existing Rail freight transport|freight train right of way.[1]
Abandonment
The line was abandoned, partially because Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority|MARTA didn't have the money to support it, Secondly when Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority|MARTA did more planning they found there was heavy opposition to the construction of the line particuly in the North Druid Hills, Georgia|North Druid Hills, Emory University|Emory area[1]
Future
There are currently no plans to use the trench and Tunnel|tunnels in the future.[1]
Previous Plans
The line was originally to run Northeast to the area of North Druid Hills, Georgia|North Druid Hills, Emory University, and the town of Tucker, Georgia|Tucker[3]
In 2001 Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority|MARTA wanted to study a line that would have gone south of the Blue Line, and then followed Interstate 20 east. This provision would be where that line would have branched off.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 ABANDONED Subway Tunnel & MARTA’S Unbuilt Rail Line, retrieved 2021-05-17
- ↑ https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/metropolitan-atlanta-rapid-transit-authority-marta#:~:text=After%20its%20establishment%2C%20MARTA%20purchased,rail%20construction%20began%20in%201975.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/MARTA_Provisions#Tucker-North_DeKalb_Line
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