The woman struck by a MARTA train on Monday has been identified as 33-year-old Winter Barnes.
MARTA spokeswoman Cara Hodgson said Tuesday that Barnes, who "lives in the Atlanta area with no fixed address," remained in stable condition at Grady Memorial Hospital.
Rail service was disrupted Monday afternoon after Barnes was struck by a train near the Georgia State station, leaving passengers stuck on the tracks for several hours without air conditioning.
MARTA spokesman Lyle Harris said the incident happened around 1 p.m. in a restricted area inside the tunnel between the Five Points and the Georgia State station.
Passengers remained on the train for approximately two hours before they were taken to Five Points station and offloaded, Harris said. Electricity that powered the train had to be shut off while the scene was investigated, leaving the passengers without air conditioning. Some passengers complained of health issues. Harris said police officers were on the train.
East-west service was deactivated for approximately two hours, Harris said. A notice was posted on MARTA's website before 1 p.m., saying that, "due to a problem," there was no rail service between the Omni/Georgia Dome station west of Five Points and the Candler Park station to the east. A "bus bridge" was in place to shuttle passengers between the six stations affected.
Harris said single-track service began around 2:30 p.m., and MARTA announced regular service was restored around 4 p.m.
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