CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCEMARTA's own project page states that "The first phase of service began April 18, 2026," with construction to be completed and final revenue service to begin in Fall 2026.[1]
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- Apr 18, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
MARTA Opens the Rapid A-Line, Its First Bus Rapid Transit Route
MARTA started service on the Rapid A-Line, a five-mile route with 14 new stations linking downtown Atlanta to Capitol Gateway, Summerhill, Peoplestown and the BeltLine's Southside Trail, much of it in dedicated bus lanes. Construction continues along the corridor, with temporary stops standing in at five stations until final revenue service in the autumn.
- "The first phase of service began April 18, 2026" on MARTA's Rapid A-Line, the date this pin marks[1]
- MARTA describes the line as providing "a 5-mile roundtrip that connects Downtown Atlanta to the Capitol Gateway, Summerhill, Peoplestown, and the Atlanta Beltline" - the source calls the five miles a roundtrip, where the pin calls it a five-mile route[1]
- Connections to MARTA heavy rail are at Five Points, Georgia State and Garnett stations[1]
- The project is funded through a federal TIGER grant and the More MARTA Atlanta Program in partnership with the City of Atlanta; planning and design ran from spring 2019 to summer 2022[1]
- "Construction will be completed and final revenue service will begin in Fall 2026", so the April opening is an interim phase[1]
- Once fully completed the line has 14 new stations, level boarding, real-time arrival signage, off-board fare collection, brand-new 60-foot articulated electric buses, trips every 10 to 12 minutes at peak, a 12-15 minute run from Five Points to Carver, and 85% dedicated bus lanes with transit signal priority[1]
- The bus-only lanes are painted red along the alignment, allow right turns from the striped sections, and will be enforced by the Atlanta Police Department, which MARTA calls "how Rapid A-Line will be able to maintain reliable travel times"[1]
- The pin's detail about temporary stops standing in at five stations does not appear on the project page[1]
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- [1]90%itsmarta.com/summerhill.aspxitsmarta.com· Posted Sep 20, 2026· Starts Apr 18, 2026 ✓· 100% of score
MARTA's own project page states that "The first phase of service began April 18, 2026," with construction to be completed and final revenue service to begin in Fall 2026.
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