WMATA HQ to L’Enfant Plaza Station via Escalator (Lower Level)
L’Enfant Plaza Metro Station Lower Level
- If heading back on the Orange/Blue/Silver 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.
There are two sets of escalators that will take you to the lower level where the Orange/Blue/Silver line trains are. Both are located in the center of the platform immediately past the faregates. Proceed forward and take the escalator that you prefer.
Once at the lower level, trains that are continuing to Franconia-Springfield, Vienna, and Ashburn are going to be on your right (you will be towards the end of the train) and trains that are continuing to New Carrollton and Downtown Largo are going to be on your left (you will be towards the front of the train).