Navy Yard–Ballpark station

The station uses the island platform layout with two tracks. Track F1 is used by trains to Greenbelt while Branch Avenue-bound trains use track F2. It also features the 22-coffer "waffle" ceiling vault design among {{wmata|Benning Road}}, {{wmata|Capitol Heights}}, {{wmata|Federal Center}}, {{wmata|Shaw-Howard University}}, and {{wmata|U St}}.

[http://mysite.verizon.net/cambronj/ Track Maps] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140902033747/http://mysite.verizon.net/cambronj/ |date=September 2, 2014 }}, by John R. Cambron, Retrieved September 11, 2008

A station serving the Navy Yard area existed in original plans for Metro; however, the routing of the Green Line below proved controversial. In 1976, the original routing was rejected as too costly and disruptive. A new study proposed a more westerly path which would move the Anacostia station west, replace the Good Hope Road station with one at Congress Heights, and terminate at a station (named "Rosecroft" in plans and Metro maps) near Brinkley Road and Rosecroft Drive in Fort Washington instead of Branch Avenue in Suitland. During December 1977 public hearings, this route was criticized as disserving more impoverished landowners in the area, but Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) approved the western route in 1980, scheduled to open in 1986. Supporters of the Branch Avenue route then took the case to the U.S. District Court.

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The court ruled in February 1981 that the 1977 hearings were invalid, as insufficient public notice had been given. It issued an injunction halting construction below the Waterfront station. New hearings were held in June 1982, but the court again ruled against WMATA in October 1983. The third set of hearings in July 1984 selected the present route, allowing construction to commence.[http://www.roadstothefuture.com/Metro_Branch_Ave_Opening.html Metrorail Branch Avenue Route Completion] Service to the station began on December 28, 1991, with the extension of the Green Line to Anacostia's station.

Due to the construction of the Washington Nationals' new stadium and other nearby projects, the Navy Yard–Ballpark station underwent a significant expansion to serve game-day crowds and expected increase in daily traffic from new residents and workers.[http://jdland.com/dc/monhalf.cfm Monument Realty Ballpark District Projects][https://www.wmata.com/rider-guide/events/Nationals.cfm Riding Metro to the Washington Nationals Games], WMATA, Retrieved August 20, 2018, WMATA announced that it carried 21,492 people to the inaugural game on March 31, 2008, over half the total crowd; it was hailed as a success.[http://wmata.com/about_metro/news/PressReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=2041 Metro carries more than 21,000 to the opening game at Nationals Park], WMATA, Retrieved September 14, 2008 Passengers exit the station near the park's center field entrance.

Audi Field, a new soccer stadium for D.C. United, was built near Nationals Park and relies on Navy Park–Ballpark station for matchday transport. The stadium has no parking, and D.C. United expects that 60 percent of ticket holders will use Metro.{{cite news |last=Goff |first=Steven |date=September 21, 2017 |title=D.C. United's new stadium is coming along, but its home schedule is 'a Rubik's Cube' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/soccer-insider/wp/2017/09/21/d-c-uniteds-new-stadium-is-coming-along-but-its-home-schedule-is-a-rubiks-cube/?noredirect=on |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=June 4, 2018}}

File:Navy Yard Metro station - baseball crowd.jpg game in May 2009]]

Originally named simply Navy Yard for the nearby Washington Navy Yard, the station was renamed Navy Yard–Ballpark on November 3, 2011, reflecting the 2008 opening of Nationals Park, home of the Washington Nationals Major League Baseball team.{{cite press release |title=Station names updated for new map |publisher=Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority |date=November 3, 2011 |url=http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/news/PressReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=5081 |access-date=November 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105211316/http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/news/PressReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=5081 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 5, 2011 }} The construction of the US Department of Transportation office complex and the $600 million Nationals Park have spurred rapid growth in the neighborhood.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/19/AR2006021901040.html Contesting a Stadium's Power], by Dana Hedgpeth, The Washington Post, February 19, 2006 Most of the neighborhood's land and businesses have been purchased by companies and is currently being developed into commercial and residential projects.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/14/AR2005081401204.html A Transformed Neighborhood Awaits New Stadium], The Washington Post, August 14, 2005 The area plans to contain {{convert|12|to|15|e6sqft|m2}} of office space, 9,000 residential units, 1,200 hospitality rooms, {{convert|800000|sqft|m2}} of retail space, four public parks, and an Anacostia Riverwalk trail system.[http://www.capitolriverfront.org/neighborhood Capitol Riverfront BID - Neighborhood Dynamic]

The Navy Yard area in Southeast DC has been undergoing significant development with subsequent gentrification both residentially and commercially. Nationals Park is possibly the biggest catalyst for redevelopment currently and is only located one block south of the station with easy access using the Half Street SE exit.[http://wmata.com/rail/evacuation/Navy_Yard_Half.pdf Navy Yard station: Half and M Streets exit], Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), Retrieved January 23, 2009 The headquarters of the United States Department of Transportation (USDoT) are also near the station, across the street from the New Jersey Avenue, SE exit.

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