Eastern Market (Washington Metro)

Eastern Market
Ben Schumin photo of platform and mezzanine in May 2010
Location	701 Pennsylvania Avenue SE Washington, DC 20003
Owned by	WMATA
Line(s)	Blue Line Orange Line Silver Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Metrobus: 30N, 30S, 32, 34, 36, 39, 90, 92 DC Circulator
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	20 lockers
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	D06
History
Opened	July 1, 1977; 40 years ago (July 1, 1977)
Traffic
Passengers (2016)	5,297 daily   14.48%
Services
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station Capitol South toward Franconia–Springfield Blue Line Potomac Avenue toward Largo Town Center Capitol South toward Vienna Orange Line Potomac Avenue toward New Carrollton Capitol South toward Wiehle – Reston East Silver Line Potomac Avenue toward Largo Town Center

Eastern Market is an island platformed Washington Metro station in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States. The 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 Washington at Pennsylvania Avenue and 7th Street. It is named after the nearby Eastern Market, a historic Washington, D.C. public marketplace.

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. However, after lobbying from the Capitol Hill Restoration Society, the name was changed to Eastern Market. The station opened on July 1, 1977. Its opening coincided with the completion of 11.8 miles (19.0 km) of rail between National Airport and RFK Stadium and the opening of an entire section of line, which included 16 stations in total, between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Station to Stadium–Armory Station. Orange Line service to the station began upon the line's opening on November 20, 1978. Silver Line service at Eastern Market began on July 26, 2014.