East Lake is a transit station in Atlanta and Decatur, Georgia, serving the Blue Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It has a tracks in each direction serving an island platform. When the station entered service on June 30, 1979, the opening ceremony took place in the south parking lot.This station is located mainly in the neighborhood of Kirkwood (Atlanta), but is named after East Lake Boulevard in neighboring Decatur, into which the east end of the station extends. The station also serves the Village of East Lake, Oakhurst, as well as Druid Hills. There are two Zip car parking spaces in the north parking lot. Connecting bus service is operated from the station to The Village of East Lake, East Lake Golf Course, Georgia Perimeter College (Decatur Campus), Clifton Springs Health Center and Kirkwood (Atlanta).The south parking lot has an elevator, but the north parking lot does not.Buses at this stationThe station is served by the following MARTA bus routes: Route 2- Ponce De Leon/East Lake Route 34- 2nd Avenue/Gresham Road/Clifton Springs RoadRoute 123- North DeKalb Mall/Decatur/East Lake
