Eastern Market
Platform viewed from mezzanine in October 2022.
General information
Location	701Pennsylvania Avenue SE Washington, D.C.
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Metrobus:C53, C55,D10, D1X
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	Capital Bikeshare, 20 lockers
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	D06
History
Opened	July 1, 1977; 48 years ago (1977-07-01)
Passengers
2023	3,011 daily[1]
Rank	30 out of 98
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station Capitol South towardVienna Orange Line Potomac Avenue towardNew Carrollton Capitol South towardAshburn Silver Line Potomac Avenue towardDowntown Largo orNew Carrollton Capitol South towardFranconia–Springfield Blue Line Potomac Avenue towardDowntown Largo
Route map Potomac Avenue Capitol South
Location

Eastern Market station is aWashington Metro station in theCapitol Hill neighborhood ofWashington, D.C.,United States. Theisland platformed station was opened on July 1, 1977, and is operated by theWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). The station currently provides service for theBlue,Orange, andSilver Lines. The station is located inSoutheast D.C. atPennsylvania Avenue and7th Street. It is named after the nearbyEastern Market, a historic public marketplace.

Originally, the station was to be named Marine Barracks, after theWashington 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 betweenNational Airport andRFK Stadium and the opening of an entire section of line, which included 16 stations in total, between theRonald Reagan Washington National Airport andStadium–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]

• Media related toEastern Market (WMATA station) at Wikimedia Commons

• WMATA Eastern Market station page

• The Schumin Web Transit Center:Eastern Market Station
• 7th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

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• Stations on the Blue Line (Washington Metro)
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• Capitol Hill
• Railway stations located underground in Washington, D.C.

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