H Street/Benning Road Line

H Street/Benning Road Line
H Street/Benning Road Line
	A streetcar at the line's Oklahoma Avenue terminus in June 2016
Overview
Owner	Government of the District of Columbia
Area served	H Street NE and Benning Road
Locale	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Transit type	Streetcar
Number of stations	8 (5 planned)
Daily ridership	3,513 (May 2018)
Annual ridership	1,094,000 (2017); 20.75%
Operation
Began operation	February 27, 2016
Operator(s)	RATP Group
Character	Street running and elevated
Number of vehicles	6
Train length	66.04 ft (20,130 mm)
Headway	12 minutes
Technical
System length	2.4 mi (3.9 km)
No. of tracks	1 and 2
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Minimum radius of curvature	52 ft (16 m)
Electrification	750 V DC, overhead wires
Top speed	43 mph (70 km/h)
System map
Planned extension
Planned extension
	Benning Road
	H Street
	All stations are accessible

The H Street/Benning Road Line is a currently operating line of DC Streetcar. It has eight stations and began operation on February 27, 2016. The 2.4-mile (3.9 km) line runs along H Street NE and Benning Road NE in Washington, D.C. In September 2016 service was increased from six days a week to seven, and with shorter 12-minute headways.

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