Archives station

Archives
Navy Mem'l–Penn Quarter
Archives station in July 2008
General information
Location300 Seventh St NW
Washington, D.C.
Owned byWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Bicycle facilitiesCapital Bikeshare
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeF02
History
OpenedApril 30, 1983; 41 years ago (April 30, 1983)
Previous namesArchives (April 30, 1983-March 16, 1989)
Archives-Navy Mem'l (March 16, 1989-January 22, 2004)
Archives-Navy Mem'l-Penn Quarter (January 22, 2004-June 18, 2012)[1]
Passengers
20233,262 daily[2]
Rank27 out of 98
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station
L'Enfant Plaza
toward Branch Avenue
 Green Line Gallery Place
toward Greenbelt
L'Enfant Plaza
toward Huntington
 Yellow Line Gallery Place
toward Mount Vernon Square
Location
Map

Archives station 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.

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. In 1989, the WMATA Board of Directors voted to rename the station to Archives–Navy Mem'l to recognize the nearby U.S. Navy Memorial.[4] In 2004, it was renamed Archives–Navy Mem'l–Penn Quarter,[1] in recognition of the nearby Penn Quarter neighborhood. "Navy Mem'l" and "Penn Quarter" were moved to a new subtitle, leaving "Archives" as the main name, on November 3, 2011, to go into effect on June 18, 2012 upon the publication of an updated system map.[5] 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.[6][7][8]

Between January 15 to January 21, 2021, this station was closed because of security concerns due to the 2020 Inauguration.[9]

From October 12, 2021, to October 14, 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.

Notable places nearby

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 Ridership Summary". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  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. ^ "Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority #89-20". American Legal Publishing. Presented and Adopted March 16, 1989. Revised March 23, 1989. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Special Covid-19 System Map" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  7. ^ "Metrorail stations closed due to COVID-19 pandemic". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. March 23, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  8. ^ "Metro to reopen 15 stations, reallocate bus service to address crowding, starting Sunday | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  9. ^ "Metro announces Inauguration service plans, station closures | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

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