[1][2] On December 18 the same year, the North-South Line was extended northward to Midtown and Arts Center.

[1][2] East Point station opened on August 16, 1986, followed by Chamblee on December 19, 1987, and the College Park and Airport on June 18, 1988.

[1][2] On June 8, 1996, MARTA added a new branch of the North-South Line, with stations at Buckhead, Medical Center, and Dunwoody.

It turns south through Midtown and enters downtown Atlanta, where it meets the Blue and Green Lines at Five Points station.

However, in February 2010, the name was revised to Gold in order to address a concern among the Asian-American residents along the rail corridor.