Archives station

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Archives
Navy Memorial–Penn Quarter
WMATA Metro Logo.svg WMATA Green.svg WMATA Yellow.svg rapid transit station
2008 07 05 - Washington DC - Archives, Navy Memorial, Penn Quarter 16.jpg
Archives station
Location701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.
Owned byWMATA
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Metrobus: 16C, 32, 34, 36, 37, 39, 70, 74, 79, A9, P6
Bus transport MTA Maryland Commuter Bus: 610, 640, 650, 705, 810, 820, 830, 840
Bus transport OmniRide Commuter
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeF02
History
OpenedApril 30, 1983; 38 years ago (April 30, 1983)
Previous namesArchives–Navy Memorial (1983-2004)
Archives–Navy Memorial–Penn Quarter (2004-2011)
Archives (2011-present)[1]
Passengers
20178,628 daily[2] Decrease 3.29%
Services
Preceding station WMATA Metro Logo.svg Washington Metro Following station
L'Enfant Plaza
toward Branch Avenue
 Green Line Gallery Place
toward Greenbelt
L'Enfant Plaza
toward Huntington
 Yellow Line

Archives is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C. on the Green and Yellow Lines.

The station is located in Northwest Washington at 7th Street between Pennsylvania and Indiana Avenues, and it is very close to Gallery Place station, so close that the lights of one station can be seen down the tunnel from the other. It takes its name from the nearby National Archives. Its subtitle is derived from the U.S. Navy Memorial and the Penn Quarter neighborhood in which the station is located. It is a popular stop for tourists, with easy access to the northern side of the National Mall.

Station entrance pylon

History[]

Service began on April 30, 1983. Its opening coincided with the completion of 3.3 miles (5.3 km) of rail south of Gallery Place to L'Enfant Plaza and across a bridge over the Potomac River to the Pentagon station.[3]

The station was originally named Archives–Navy Memorial. In 2004, it was renamed Archives–Navy Memorial–Penn Quarter,[1] in recognition of the nearby Penn Quarter neighborhood. "Navy Memorial" and "Penn Quarter" were moved to a new subtitle, leaving "Archives" as the main name, on November 3, 2011.[4] New signage was installed accordingly in 2005, following the 2004 renaming, and in late-spring 2012, following the late-2011 second renaming.

There is a provision for a future second mezzanine at the south end of the station, with a knock-out panel visible on the station's south wall.

From March 26, 2020 until June 28, 2020, this station was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6][7]

Between January 15 to January 21, 2021, this station was closed because of security concerns due to the 2020 Inauguration.<ref>"Metro announces Inauguration service plans, station closures | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.</refr

From October 12th, 2021 to October 14th, 2021 Blue Line Trains temporarily served this station due to a Blue Line Train derailment near the Pentagon Station.

Station layout[]

The station has an island platform accessed from the corner of Indiana Avenue and Seventh Street, NW.

G Street level Exit/entrance, buses
M Mezzanine Fare gates, ticket machines, station agent
P
Platform level 		Southbound ← WMATA Green.svg toward Branch Avenue (L'Enfant Plaza)
← WMATA Yellow.svg toward Huntington (L'Enfant Plaza)
Island platform
Northbound ← WMATA Green.svg WMATA Yellow.svg toward Greenbelt (Gallery Place) →

Notable places nearby[]

In popular culture[]

In 2004, the station was referenced in the Disney film National Treasure. The station entrance was also featured in the 2007 film Breach.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Three Metro stations get new names" (Press release). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. January 22, 2004. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. May 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "Sequence of Metrorail openings" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2017. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 2, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  4. ^ "Station names updated for new map" (Press release). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. November 3, 2011. Archived from the original on July 24, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  5. ^ "Special Covid-19 System Map" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  6. ^ "Metrorail stations closed due to COVID-19 pandemic". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. March 23, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  7. ^ "Metro to reopen 15 stations, reallocate bus service to address crowding, starting Sunday | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved June 22, 2020.

External links[]

Coordinates: 38°53′37″N 77°01′20″W / 38.893730°N 77.022218°W / 38.893730; -77.022218

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