Alllll aboard! The most technologically advanced trains in the country are about to hit the tracks here in Atlanta, and you don’t want to miss history being made! Keep scrolling to learn more about these brand new trains… and how you can ride one!
What’s going in?
Earlier this year, MARTA announced a massive change: they’re launching the most technologically advanced trains in the country. And now, they’re finally here!
In an event next Thursday, June 4th, the new trains hit the tracks on an iconic first ride, and then will be open to the public. Keep scrolling for all the details.
Wait… can I ride the most technologically advanced train in the U.S.?
YES! You can! Starting next week, actually.
After the initial “first ride,” which will take the same route as MARTA’s first-ever train ride in 1979, MARTA states that “several new trains will officially enter public revenue service later that day, June 4, 2026.”
So you’ll be able to catch a brand new train beginning next week!
Can I watch the first ride depart?
Yes, yes! Come be a part of history and watch the first CQ400 train depart in one week, on Thursday, June 4, 2026. The train will depart at 10:55am from Avondale Station (908 Sycamore St., Decatur, Ga. 30030).
Among the other attendees aboard, Mayor Andre Dickens will ride the train’s inaugural route!
The new trains will feature:
- open gangways
- digital customer information displays
- wireless charging stations
Don’t miss out on being a part of history! Come check out the brand new CQ400 trains, the most technologically advanced trains in the entire United States, available to the public beginning next week!
See ya there, Atlanta!