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Archives is a Washington Metro station in
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on the
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Lines. The station is located in Northwest Washington at 7th Street between Pennsylvania and Indiana Avenues, and it is very close to
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, 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
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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 of rail south of Gallery Place to L'Enfant Plaza and across a bridge over the
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to the Pentagon station. The station was originally named Archives–Navy Memorial. In 2004, it was renamed Archives–Navy Memorial–Penn Quarter, 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. 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
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. Between January 15 to January 21, 2021, this station was closed because of security concerns due to the 2020 Inauguration. 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
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accessed from the corner of Indiana Avenue and Seventh Street, NW.


Notable places nearby

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* Embassy of Canada, Washington, D.C. * Federal Trade Commission *
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Memorial * J. Edgar Hoover Building (headquarters of the
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) * National Archives * National Gallery of Art * National Mall *
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In popular culture

In 2004, the station was referenced in the
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film '' National Treasure''. The station entrance was also featured in the 2007 film Breach.


References


External links

* * The Schumin Web Transit Center
Archives Station

Pennsylvania Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
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