Hamilton E. Holmes station
# Hamilton E. Holmes station

Hamilton E. Holmes, also known as H.E. Holmes, is a metro station in Atlanta, Georgia, the western terminus for the Blue Line in the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. This is one of the busiest stations in the MARTA system, handling an average of 22,000 boardings per weekday. When the station opened in 1979 it was originally named Hightower station after Hightower Road (Georgia 280), but both the road and the station were later renamed to honor civil rights movement hero Hamilton E. Holmes.

The station primarily serves areas near the junction of Interstate 20 and Georgia 280 east of Adamsville.

## Station layout

| P Platform level | Side platform, doors will open on the right | Side platform, doors will open on the right |
| - | - | - |
| P Platform level | Westbound | ← Blue Line alighting passengers only |
| P Platform level | Eastbound | → Blue Line toward Indian Creek (West Lake) → |
| Side platform, doors will open on the left, right ||
| G | Street Level | Exit/Entrance, station house |

## Attractions

* Frederick Douglass High School
* Benjamin E. Mays High School
* Six Flags Over Georgia
* Greenbriar Mall

## Buses at this station

The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:

* Route 3 - Martin Luther King Jr. Drive / Auburn Avenue
* Route 51 - Joseph E Boone Boulevard.
* Route 66 - Lynhurst Drive / Princeton Lakes
* Route 68 - Benjamin E. Mays Drive.
* Route 73 - Fulton Industrial
* Route 153 - James Jackson Parkway
* Route 165 - Fairburn Road./Barge Road park/ride
* Route 201 - Six Flags Over Georgia
* Route 850 - Carroll Heights / Fairburn Heights
* Route 856 - Baker Hills / Wilson Mill Meadows
* Route 865 - Boulder Park Drive
* Route 867 - Harlan Road / Peyton Forest / Dixie Hills

The station is also served by the following CobbLinc bus routes:

* Route 25 - Hurt Road / Old Alabama Road
* Route 30 - Austell Road / Floyd Road
