Archives station explained

Archives
Style:WMATA
Symbol:green
Symbol2:yellow
Symbol Location:washington
Address:300 Seventh St NW
Borough:Washington, D.C.
Platform:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Structure:Underground
Bicycle:Capital Bikeshare
Passengers:3,262 daily[1]
Pass Year:2023
Pass Rank:27 out of 98
Accessible:Yes
Code:F02
Owned:Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Former:Archives (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)[2]
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
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Marker:rail-metro
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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 3.3miles 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, 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 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.

External links

38.8937°N -77.0222°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Metrorail Ridership Summary . Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority . February 8, 2024.
  2. Three Metro stations get new names . . January 22, 2004 . February 11, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190213183607/https://www.wmata.com/about/news/pressreleasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=2956 . February 13, 2019 . dead .
  3. Web site: Sequence of Metrorail openings. 2017. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 3. February 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180702201723/https://www.wmata.com/about/upload/Metro-Facts-2017-FINAL.pdf. July 2, 2018. dead.
  4. https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/wmata/latest/wmata_res20/resolution_%23_89_20 "Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority #89-20"
  5. Station names updated for new map . . November 3, 2011 . February 11, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180724093147/https://www.wmata.com/about/news/pressreleasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=5081 . July 24, 2018 . dead .
  6. Web site: Special Covid-19 System Map . . May 24, 2020 . March 27, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200327192846/https://www.wmata.com/schedules/maps/upload/2019-System-Map-COVID-19-stations-FINAL.pdf . dead .
  7. Web site: Metrorail stations closed due to COVID-19 pandemic . March 23, 2020 . . May 24, 2020.
  8. Web site: Metro to reopen 15 stations, reallocate bus service to address crowding, starting Sunday WMATA . www.wmata.com . 22 June 2020.
  9. Web site: Metro announces Inauguration service plans, station closures WMATA . www.wmata.com . 13 January 2021.