History
Service began on April 30, 1983. Its opening coincided with the completion of 3.3 miles (5.3 km) of rail south of Gallery Place to L'Enfant Plaza and across a bridge over the Potomac River to the Pentagon station.[3]
The station was originally named Archives. In 1989, the WMATA Board of Directors voted to rename the station to Archives–Navy Mem'l to recognize the nearby U.S. Navy Memorial.[4] In 2004, it was renamed Archives–Navy Mem'l–Penn Quarter,[1] in recognition of the nearby Penn Quarter neighborhood. "Navy Mem'l" and "Penn Quarter" were moved to a new subtitle, leaving "Archives" as the main name, on November 3, 2011, to go into effect on June 18, 2012 upon the publication of an updated system map.[5] 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 COVID-19 pandemic.[6][7][8]
Between January 15 to January 21, 2021, this station was closed because of security concerns due to the 2020 Inauguration.[9]
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.
