TAC to L’Enfant Plaza Station via Elevator (Lower Level)

From:

Transit Accessibility Center at 655 Virginia Avenue SW

To:

L’Enfant Plaza Metro Station Lower Level for Orange/Blue/Silver lines

Elevator Path

If heading back on the Orange/Blue/Silver from the Transit Accessibility Center
Uses the Maryland Ave and 7th elevator

Directions Back To Transit Accessibility Center

After exiting the Transit Accessibility Center, turn to the right and continue about 20 ft to reach a gap between the building and the parapet wall.

A picture of a building and some sidewalk. There is an automatic door opener slightly to the right of center in the foreground. To the left there are some windows, while to the right there is a woman at a half wall. In the center of the background there is a curved wall of the building.

Turn to the left and go past the parapet wall (approximately 10 ft). There is a bollard in the middle of this path.

A picture of a pathway to a sidewalk and a street. In the foreground, there is the end of a half wall on the left and a bollard slightly to the right of center of the picture. Beyond that in the background, there are two red taxis in the street as well as two trucks, all of which are parked on the side of the street. There is a sidewalk between the pathway immediately in the foreground and the street in the background.

When past the wall and on the sidewalk, turn to the left. Keep to the left so that the building is close as the sidewalk is narrow. Proceed down Virginia Avenue approximately 235 ft to reach the intersection of Virginia Avenue and 7th St.

A picture of a sidewalk. There are bollards and the side of a building running from the foreground to the background of the picture on the left. Automobiles are parked on the side of the street to the right. There is a sidewalk running through the middle of the picture from the foreground to the background.

Once at the corner, you will cross Virginia Avenue. This intersection does not have a traffic light, but there is a stop sign for vehicles traveling on Virginia Avenue from the right. Virginia Avenue is about 60 ft wide.

A picture of the crosswalk at Virginia Avenue that borders 7th Street. In the background there is a bridge made of concrete and stone. To the left is 7th street and to the right is Virginia Avenue. The crosswalk is on the ground past the detectable warning tile.

After crossing Virginia Avenue, you will immediately pass under a bridge. Beyond the bridge, you will head slightly uphill for about 180 ft until you reach the intersection of 7th St and Maryland Avenue.

A picture of a sidewalk. To the left is the street and to the right, some landscaping in the foreground and a building in the background. Straight forward in the background is a tree, a bus shelter, and an intersection.

Turn to the left when at the intersection of 7th and Maryland. Cross 7th Street when it is safe to do so. 7th Street is about 80 ft wide.

A picture of a crosswalk across an intersection. To the left of the picture is the street and to the right is the rest of the intersection. There is a median with a traffic signal to the left of the crosswalk about halfway through the intersection.

After crossing 7th Street, turn to the left and proceed about 100 ft to the Metro elevator that will take you to the mezzanine of the station. Push the button to call the elevator.

A picture of a sidewalk with a downward slope. To the right is the majority of the sidewalk along with a woman standing on the barrier for some landscaping. To the left is the street with several service trucks parked along the street edge. Directly ahead are a couple plots of dirt with trees that are casting shade on the sidewalk.

A picture of a WMATA elevator. The door to the elevator is slightly to the right of center for the image and past the elevator there is a retaining wall. The elevator has an overhand that is about 2/3 of the way up the image.

Exit the elevator and proceed approximately 60 ft to the center of the mezzanine promenade.

A picture of a pathway in the metro station from the elevator. There are five men in the background of the picture, two of which are walking further away. There are concrete walls on both sides of the picture.

Turn to the right and head forward to the faregates and the station manager’s kiosk. The ADA faregate is to the right of the station manager’s kiosk.

A picture of the faregates and station manager's kiosk in the station. There is blue masking tape on the tile flooring, a rail to the right in the foreground, and a woman walking towards the faregates in the background. The faregates extend to the left and right of the station manager's kiosk in the center, which has a sign on top of it in blue and orange.

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After passing through the ADA faregate, make a wide left U-Turn to the entrance of a guided pathway to the elevator that connects to the Green and Yellow line platform for Greenbelt.

A picture of the entrance of the guided pathway next to the faregates. To the left there is a yellow wet floor cone next to a faregate and to the right in the background there is a sign pointing to the elevator on the wall. The wall in the background has a railing on top of it.

A picture of the guided pathway to the elevator for the upper platform. In the foreground of the picture there is a faregate along with the pathway's left hand side railing. In the background to the left there is a construction crew with a ladder fixing some electrical conduit that is above the pathway on a wall.

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At the end of the guided pathway, turn to the left and proceed into the elevator at the end of the alcove. Push the button to call the elevator and you will ride down one level to the Branch Ave/Huntington Platform.

A picture of the pathway to the elevator that goes to the Upper Platform of the station. In the foreground there is the emergency exit gate for the pathway. Further back, there are two yellow wet floor cones on the right, an open storage room on the left, and the elevator straight back.

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Exit the elevator and turn to the right. You are on the Branch Avenue/Huntington platform. Proceed down the platform approximately 460 ft. Turn right.

A picture of a train platform. To the right is a side wall that extends down the platform and to the left are the train tracks. Slightly to the left of center there are the backs of structures for escalators from the mezzanine to the platform.

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There are half walls with railings on your left and right. Find the wall to the left and walk forward. The wall will end with a pylon and lead to a gap before a second side wall structure comes up. Walk to the end of this second side wall to its pylon. After this, you should be in line with the elevator for the lower levels and the Orange/Blue/Silver line trains.

A picture of a pathway in a metro station. To the left and right there are two side walls with railing on top. The wall on the left ends in the background and has a wayfinding structure at the end. In the center of the picture in the background there is a family of four with luggage.

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Make a wide U-Turn to the left around the pylon to end up in front of the elevator for the lower level. Call the elevator and ride it down to the lower platform.

A picture of an elevator. To the left and right in the background of the image there are two wayfinding structures. To the left of the image there is a yellow wet floor cone. In the center of the background is the elevator, with a light shining down to illuminate the typeface on its surface.

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Upon exiting the elevator, trains that will continue on to Franconia-Springfield, Vienna, and Ashburn will be on the left and you will be towards the front of the train. Trains that will continue on to New Carrollton and Downtown Largo will be on the right and you will be towards the back of the train.

A picture of a train platform. To the left there is the bottom of a yellow wet floor cone and to the right there is a stone bench for sitting. In the background there are digital displays and pillars, as well as train tracks on the extreme left and right sides in the background. There is a ceiling at the top of the picture.

Directions Back To Transit Accessibility Center