AJC Peachtree ROad Race: How to get there on MARTA

When tens of thousands runners hit the road for the AJC Peachtree Road Race on Wednesday, it will be wise to keep your car off the street.

The major annual event requires numerous road closures, and parking could be tough to find. Public transportation is a smart way to go.

As such, MARTA will pro

vide extra trains, shuttle buses and staff on July 4. If you’re taking the train, the gold line is the best way to reach the race start location near Lenox Station.

Here’s how to get to Lenox Station from all lines.

If you’re coming from the north, on the red line: Take a train heading to Airport Station. Get off at Lindbergh Center Station. Take the gold line to Lenox Station, or take one of the provided non-stop shuttle buses beginning at 5 a.m. from Lindbergh Center Station (board at Morosgo Drive) to the Lenox Road exit via Ga. 400.

If you’re coming from the north, on the gold line: Take a train heading to Airport Station. Get off at Lenox Station.

If you’re coming from the south: Take the gold line to Lenox Station.

If you’re coming from the west: Take the green line heading toward Edgewood/Candler Park or the blue line heading toward Indian Creek. Get off at Five Points and transfer to a gold line train heading to Doraville. Get off at Lenox Station.

If you’re coming from the east: Take either the green line heading toward Bankhead or the blue line heading toward Hamilton E. Holmes. Get off at Five Points and transfer to the gold line heading to Doraville. Get off at Lenox Station.

Here’s what else you should know.

Train service:

At 4:30 a.m., trains will run from North Springs to Midtown on the Red Line and from Doraville to Lindbergh on the Gold Line. Full service begins on all lines 15 minutes later.

Extra trains will shut- tle back and forth between Lindbergh and Lenox stations in a loop before the race. More trains will be on standby if needed.

At 6 a.m., the south end of Buckhead Station will close for the race. Use

the pedestrian bridge exit on the north end of the platform and walk to the starting area near the Lenox Road/ Buckhead Loop.

Trains will arrive every six minutes between Lind- bergh and Airport Station until the end of service. They will arrive every 12 minutes at other stations.

If you’re using MARTA to watch the evening fireworks at International Plaza, exit at the Dome Station. Bus service:

All bus operations begin at 4:08 a.m.

Bus shuttles will run from Lindbergh to Lenox beginning at 5 a.m. with frequent departures.

The following bus routes be re-routed: 5, 12, 14, 25, 27, 36, 37, 39, 40, and 110.

Additional buses will be staged near the race and pulled into service as needed.

MARTA Mobility buses will transport wheelchair athletes to and from Lenox. Other options:

Use Uber code PRR18 to get 50 percent off, for up to $5, on uberX, POOL, or VIP trips to and from MARTA stations. Valid from 4 a.m. to 1 p.m.

BEN GRAY / BGRAY@AJC.COM / FILE 2015 This year if you’re taking MARTA, the gold line is the best way to reach the race start location near Lenox Station. In this 2015 photo, this train that is headed to Buckhead is seen packed to capacity.