Archives station

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

Archives
rapid transit station
Archives station
Location701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.
Owned byWMATA
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections Metrobus: 16C, 30N, 30S, 32, 34, 36, 37, 39, 70, 74, 79, A9, P6
MTA Maryland Commuter Bus: 610, 640, 650, 705, 810, 820, 830, 840
OmniRide Commuter
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeF02
History
OpenedApril 30, 1983 (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]  3.29%
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station
L'Enfant Plaza
toward Branch Avenue
 Green Line Gallery Place–Chinatown
toward Greenbelt
L'Enfant Plaza
toward Huntington
 Yellow Line

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 2020 coronavirus pandemic.[5][6][7]

Between January 15 to January 21, 2021, this station was closed because of security concerns due to the 2020 Inauguration.[8]

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 ← toward Branch Avenue (L'Enfant Plaza)
← toward Huntington (L'Enfant Plaza)
Island platform
Northbound ←   toward Greenbelt (Gallery Place–Chinatown) →

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. "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.
  8. "Metro announces Inauguration service plans, station closures | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

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