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==History== |
==History== |
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Originally, the station was to be named Marine Barracks, after the [[Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C.|Washington Marine Barracks]] located a few blocks south of the station on 8th Street.<ref name="November 27, 1978">{{Citation |last =Feaver |first =Douglas B. |last2 =Feinstein |first2 =John |title =That which we call Zoological Park would smell as sweet half mile away; What's in a Metro name? |newspaper =The Washington Post |page =C4 |date =November 27, 1978}}</ref> However, after lobbying from the Capitol Hill Restoration Society, the name was changed to Eastern Market.<ref name="November 27, 1978"/> The station opened on July 1, 1977.<ref name="July 1, 1977">{{Citation |last =Feaver |first =Douglas B. |title = Today, Metro could be U.S. model |newspaper = The Washington Post |page = A1 |date =July 1, 1977}}</ref> Its opening coincided with the completion of {{convert|11.8|mi|km}}<ref>{{cite web |
Originally, the station was to be named Marine Barracks, after the [[Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C.|Washington Marine Barracks]] located a few blocks south of the station on 8th Street.<ref name="November 27, 1978">{{Citation |last =Feaver |first =Douglas B. |last2 =Feinstein |first2 =John |title =That which we call Zoological Park would smell as sweet half mile away; What's in a Metro name? |newspaper =The Washington Post |page =C4 |date =November 27, 1978}}</ref> However, after lobbying from the Capitol Hill Restoration Society, the name was changed to Eastern Market.<ref name="November 27, 1978"/> The station opened on July 1, 1977.<ref name="July 1, 1977">{{Citation |last =Feaver |first =Douglas B. |title = Today, Metro could be U.S. model |newspaper = The Washington Post |page = A1 |date =July 1, 1977}}</ref> Its opening coincided with the completion of {{convert|11.8|mi|km}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/docs/metrofacts.pdf |title=Sequence of Metrorail openings |author=Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority |date=July 2009 |accessdate=July 25, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113082838/http://wmata.com/about_metro/docs/metrofacts.pdf |archivedate=January 13, 2010 |df= }}</ref> of rail between [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|National Airport]] and [[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium|RFK Stadium]] and the opening of an entire section of line, which included 16 stations in total, between [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Station]] to [[Stadium–Armory Station]].<ref name="June 24, 1977">{{Citation |last =Staff Reporters |title =Metro's newest stations: Where they are, what's nearby |newspaper = The Washington Post |date =June 24, 1977}}</ref> Orange Line service to the station began upon the line's opening on November 20, 1978.<ref name="November 18, 1978">{{Citation |last =Eisen |first =Jack |last2 =Feinstein |first2 =John |title =City-County fanfare opens Orange Line; Ceremonies open new Orange Line |newspaper =The Washington Post |page = D1 |date =November 18, 1978}}</ref> Silver Line service at Eastern Market began on July 26, 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last=Halsey |first=Ashley |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/all-aboard-metros-new-silver-line-rolls-down-the-tracks-for-the-first-time/2014/07/26/238aaa68-14cc-11e4-8936-26932bcfd6ed_story.html |title=All aboard! Metro’s new Silver Line rolls down the tracks for the first time |work=The Washington Post |date=July 26, 2014 |accessdate=July 8, 2016}}</ref> |
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[[Image:Eastern Market Metro.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Street-level entrance to Eastern Market Station:December 2014.]] |
[[Image:Eastern Market Metro.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Street-level entrance to Eastern Market Station:December 2014.]] |
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Revision as of 08:23, 19 December 2016
Eastern Market is an island platformed Washington Metro station in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States. The station was opened on July 1, 1977, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). The station currently provides service for the Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines. The station is located in Southeast Washington at Pennsylvania Avenue and 7th Street. It is named after the nearby Eastern Market, a historic Washington, D.C. public marketplace.
History
Originally, the station was to be named Marine Barracks, after the Washington Marine Barracks located a few blocks south of the station on 8th Street.[2] However, after lobbying from the Capitol Hill Restoration Society, the name was changed to Eastern Market.[2] The station opened on July 1, 1977.[3] Its opening coincided with the completion of 11.8 miles (19.0 km)[4] of rail between National Airport and RFK Stadium and the opening of an entire section of line, which included 16 stations in total, between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Station to Stadium–Armory Station.[5] Orange Line service to the station began upon the line's opening on November 20, 1978.[6] Silver Line service at Eastern Market began on July 26, 2014.[7]
Station layout
| G | Street Level | Exit/ Entrance |
| M | Mezzanine | One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent |
| P Platform level |
Westbound | ← Template:WMATA icon toward Franconia–Springfield (Capitol South) ← Template:WMATA icon toward Vienna (Capitol South) ← Template:WMATA icon toward Wiehle – Reston East (Capitol South) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Eastbound | → Template:WMATA icon toward Largo Town Center (Potomac Avenue) → → Template:WMATA icon toward New Carrollton (Potomac Avenue) → → Template:WMATA icon toward Largo Town Center (Potomac Avenue) → | |
Notable places nearby
References
External links
- WMATA: Eastern Market Station
- StationMasters Online: Eastern Market Station
- The Schumin Web Transit Center: Eastern Market Station
- 7th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View