WMATA HQ to L’Enfant Plaza Station via Elevator (Lower Level)
L’Enfant Plaza Metro Station Lower Level for Orange/Blue/Silver lines
- If heading back on the Orange/Blue/Silver from the WMATA HQ
- Uses the Maryland Ave and 7th elevator exit
After exiting the WMATA HQ building, make your way to the intersection of D and 7th. Turn to the right.
Proceed down 7th Street towards Virginia Avenue. It is about 210 ft to the crossing.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Exit the elevator and proceed approximately 60 ft to the center of the mezzanine promenade.
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.
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.
At the end of the guided pathway, turn to the right and proceed into the elevator at the end of the alcove. Push the button to call the elevator and ride to the Greenbelt platform of the metro.
Exit the elevator and turn to the right. You are on the Branch Avenue/Huntington platform. Proceed down the platform approximately 460 ft to where the side wall on the right ends. Turn right.
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.
Make a wide U-Turn to the left to end up in front of the elevator for the lower level. Push the button to call the elevator and ride it down to the lower platform.
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.