Eastern Market station
![]() Platform viewed from mezzanine on October, 2022. A Silver Line train is boarding. | |||||||||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, D.C. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | WMATA | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | ![]() ![]() Congress Heights – Union Station Eastern Market–L'Enfant Plaza | ||||||||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Capital Bikeshare and 20 lockers | ||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | D06 | ||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | July 1, 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 2,226 daily[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 32nd | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Eastern Market is a Washington Metro station in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States. The island platformed 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 D.C. at Pennsylvania Avenue and 7th Street. It is named after the nearby Eastern Market, a historic public marketplace.
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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 the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Stadium–Armory stations.[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]
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Station layout
G | Street level | Exit/entrance, buses |
M | Mezzanine | Fare gates, ticket machines, station agent |
P Platform level |
Westbound | ← ![]() ← ![]() ← ![]() |
Island platform | ||
Eastbound | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Source: "Eastern Market station", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 11th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Market_station.
Further Reading

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Blue Line (Washington Metro)

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Farragut West station

McPherson Square station

Federal Triangle station

Smithsonian station

Arlington Cemetery station

Federal Center SW station

Capitol South station

Potomac Avenue station

Stadium–Armory station

Benning Road station

Capitol Heights station

Minnesota Avenue station

Deanwood station
References
- ^ "Rail Ridership Data Viewer". WMATA. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ a b Feaver, Douglas B.; Feinstein, John (November 27, 1978), "That which we call Zoological Park would smell as sweet half mile away; What's in a Metro name?", The Washington Post, p. C4, retrieved January 29, 2018
- ^ Feaver, Douglas B. (July 1, 1977), "Today, Metro could be U.S. model", The Washington Post, p. A1
- ^ "Sequence of Metrorail openings" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2017. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 2, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ "Metro's newest stations: Where they are, what's nearby", The Washington Post, June 24, 1977
- ^ Eisen, Jack; Feinstein, John (November 18, 1978), "City-County fanfare opens Orange Line; Ceremonies open new Orange Line", The Washington Post, p. D1
- ^ Halsey, Ashley (July 26, 2014). "All aboard! Metro's new Silver Line rolls down the tracks for the first time". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
External links
Media related to Eastern Market (WMATA station) at Wikimedia Commons
- The Schumin Web Transit Center: Eastern Market Station
- 7th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
Categories
- 1977 establishments in Washington, D.C.
- Articles with short description
- Capitol Hill
- Commons category link from Wikidata
- Coordinates on Wikidata
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1977
- Railway stations located underground in Washington, D.C.
- Short description matches Wikidata
- Stations on the Blue Line (Washington Metro)
- Stations on the Orange Line (Washington Metro)
- Stations on the Silver Line (Washington Metro)
- Use mdy dates from March 2018
- Washington Metro stations in Washington, D.C.
- Washington Metro stations located underground
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