Archives–Navy Memorial–Penn Quarter (Washington Metro)

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Archives–Navy Memorial–Penn Quarter

Station statistics

Address

701 Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest
Washington, D.C. 20004

Lines

Green Line

Yellow Line

Platforms

1 island platform

Tracks

Other information

Opened

April 30, 1983

Accessible

Code

F02

Owned by

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Formerly

Archives
Archives–Navy Memorial

Services

Preceding station		Metrorail		Following station
L'Enfant Plaza toward Branch Avenue		Green Line		Gallery Place–Chinatown toward Greenbelt
L'Enfant Plaza toward Huntington		Yellow Line		Gallery Place–Chinatown toward Fort Totten

Station entrance pylon

Archives–Navy Memorial–Penn Quarter (formerly Archives and Archives–Navy Memorial) 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. It takes its name from the nearby National Archives, 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.

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.