WMATA HQ to L’Enfant Plaza Station via Escalator (Branch Ave/Huntington)
L’Enfant Plaza Metro Station Green/Yellow lines to Branch Ave/Huntington
- If heading back on the Green/Yellow line in the Branch Ave/Huntington direction from the WMATA HQ
- Uses the escalator at D and 7th St
Exit the WMATA HQ building and walk through the entrance bollards toward the intersection of D and 7th. Cross D St when it is safe to do so. Once across the street, turn to the left.
Proceed down D St towards the middle of the block where the escalator entrance to the station is. It is approximately 225 ft to the entrance for the escalators.
Turn to the right and head forward to a set of stairs. Once up the stairs, the escalators are in the center of a large open space, with the entrance towards the back. The escalators also have a walled barrier with a railing on top on three sides (towards the street and on the left and right of the escalator bay).
Proceed past the escalator bay and make a wide U-Turn. If on the right side of the escalator bay, turn to the left go to the last of the three escalators; if on the left side of the escalator bay, turn to the right and go to the first of the three escalators.
Ride the escalator down. Once at the bottom of the escalator, walk forward and find a railing on the right-hand side of the path. The path will curve to the left and lead to the faregates.
Pass through the faregates after the path. The ADA faregate is the closest faregate to the station manager’s kiosk on the left.
Once through the faregates, the escalators to the lower level are in the center of this walkway, so baring left or right will allow you to stay on the Greenbelt platform. Walk forward past two sets of escalators that go to the lower level and you will be at the Greenbelt platform.
In front of you in the center of the platform will be an escalator that will take you up to a mezzanine level platform to cross over the Green/Yellow line tracks to the Branch Ave/Huntington side. Ride up the escalator
Once off the escalator up, head forward and to the right diagonally. In about 80 ft, make a U-Turn to reach the entrance of an escalator that heads downwards.
Once done riding the escalator downwards, you will be at the Branch Avenue/Huntington side of the platform with the tracks on your right. The escalator places you at the front of the train; if you would like to board at the back of the train, proceed forward down the platform.