Benning Road station
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| Location |
4500 Benning Road, Northeast Washington, D.C. 20019 | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |
 Blue Line Silver Line | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Connections |
 Metrobus: 96, 97, U5, U6, U8, W4 | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 4 racks | ||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | G01 | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | November 22, 1980 | ||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2014) |
3200 daily [1]  1.17% | ||||||||||||||
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Benning Road is an island platformed Washington Metro station in the Benning neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C., United States. The station was opened on November 22, 1980, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for the Blue and Silver Lines, the station is located in a residential area near the intersection of Benning Road and East Capitol Street. It is the first station after the Blue and Silver Lines diverge from the Orange Line east of the Anacostia River. In December 2012, Benning Road was one of five stations added to the route of the Silver Line, which was originally supposed to end at the Stadium-Armory station, but was extended into Prince George's County, Maryland to the Largo Town Center station (the eastern terminus of the Blue Line) due to safety concerns about a pocket track just east of Stadium-Armory.[2] Silver Line service at Benning Road began on July 26, 2014.[3]
The station opened on November 22, 1980, and coincided with the completion of 3.52 miles (5.66 km) of rail east of the Stadium–Armory station and the opening of the Addison Road and Capitol Heights stations.[4]
Station layout
| G | Street Level | Exit/ Entrance |
| M | Mezzanine | One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent |
| P Platform level |
Westbound | ← Blue Line toward Franconia–Springfield (Stadium–Armory) ← Silver Line toward Wiehle – Reston East (Stadium–Armory) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Eastbound | → Blue Line toward Largo Town Center (Capitol Heights) → → Silver Line toward Largo Town Center (Capitol Heights) → | |
References
- ↑ "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
- ↑ http://www.wtop.com/654/2850921/Metros-Silver-Line-to-be-extended-to-Largo-
- ↑ http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/all-aboard-metros-new-silver-line-rolls-down-the-tracks-for-the-first-time/2014/07/26/238aaa68-14cc-11e4-8936-26932bcfd6ed_story.html
- ↑ Cooke, Janet (November 23, 1980), "Three new Metro stations have a festive first day", The Washington Post, p. D1
External links
- WMATA: Benning Road Station
- StationMasters Online: Benning Road Station
- The Schumin Web Transit Center: Benning Road Station
- Benning Road entrance from Google Maps Street View
Coordinates: 38°53′25.5″N 76°56′15.5″W / 38.890417°N 76.937639°W