Benning Road (WMATA station)
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| Address | 4500 Benning Road, Southeast Washington, D.C. 20019 |
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| Lines |  Blue Line Orange Line (rush only) Silver Line (planned) |
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| Connections | WMATA Metrobus | |||||||||||||||
| Structure | Underground | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 4 racks | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | November 22, 1980 | |||||||||||||||
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| Code | G01 | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | |||||||||||||||
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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 Line, 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 Orange Lines diverge 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 past Stadium-Armory.[1] Silver Line service at Benning Road is expected to begin in 2013 along with the rest of the line's first phase.
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.[2]
References
- ^ http://www.wtop.com/654/2850921/Metros-Silver-Line-to-be-extended-to-Largo-
- ^ Cooke, Janet (November 23, 1980), "Three new Metro stations have a festive first day", The Washington Post: 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
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