Archives station
 Archives station | |
| General information | |
| Location | 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest Washington, D.C. 20004 |
| Owned by | WMATA |
| Line(s) | |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Connections |  Metrobus: 16X, 30N, 30S, 32, 33, 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 type | Underground |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Station code | F02 |
| History | |
| Opened | April 30, 1983 |
| Previous names | Archives–Navy Memorial (1983-2004) Archives–Navy Memorial–Penn Quarter (2004-2011)[1] |
| Passengers | |
| 2016 | 8,628 daily [2]  6.42% |
Archives is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C. on the Green and Yellow Lines.
Location
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. Service began on April 30, 1983.
History
Until 2004, the station was known as Archives-Navy Memorial. At that time 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.[3] 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.
In 2004, the station was referenced in the Disney film National Treasure.
Notable places nearby
- Department of Justice
- Federal Trade Commission
- Ford's Theatre
- Grand Army of the Republic Memorial
- J. Edgar Hoover Building (headquarters of the FBI)
- National Archives
- National Gallery of Art
- National Mall
- National Museum of Natural History
- Newseum
- Embassy of Canada, Washington, D.C.
Station layout
| G | Street Level | Exit/ Entrance |
| M | Mezzanine | One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent |
| P Platform level |
Southbound | ←  toward Branch Avenue (L'Enfant Plaza)←  toward Huntington (L'Enfant Plaza)
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| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Northbound | → toward Greenbelt (Gallery Place) → → toward Fort Totten (Gallery Place) →
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References
- ^ a b "Three Metro stations get new names" (Press release). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2004-01-22. Archived from the original on 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
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- ^ "Station names updated for new map" (Press release). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2011-11-03. Archived from the original on 2011-11-05. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
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External links
Media related to Archives (WMATA station) at Wikimedia Commons
- WMATA: Archives Station
- StationMasters Online: Archives Station
- The Schumin Web Transit Center: Archives Station
- Pennsylvania Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View