DC Streetcar

DC Streetcar
DC Streetcar
	DC Streetcar at Union Station stop at the end of the H Street NE line
Overview
Owner	Government of the District of Columbia
Locale	Washington, D.C.
Transit type	Streetcar
Number of lines	1 (5 planned)
Annual ridership	721,700 (2023)
Operation
Began operation	February 27, 2016
Operator(s)	RATP Dev
Character	Street running
Technical
System length	2.4 mi (3.9 km);; 37 mi (60 km) planned
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line, 750 V DC
Route diagram
Planned extension
Planned extension
	Benning Road
	H Street
	All stations are accessible

The DC Streetcar is a surface streetcar network in Washington, D.C. As of 2017, it consists of only one line: a 2.2-mile (3.5 km) segment running in mixed traffic along H Street and Benning Road in the city's Northeast quadrant.

The streetcars are the first to run in the District of Columbia since the dismantling of the previous streetcar system in 1962. The District of Columbia began laying track in 2009, for two lines whose locations in Anacostia and Benning were chosen to revitalize blighted commercial corridors. The system is owned by the District of Columbia Department of Transportation (DDOT); the RATP Dev USA, the US arm of the French transportation company, RATP Dev, has been operating and managing the streetcar since its inception.

The system's H Street/Benning Road Line began public service on February 27, 2016. In 2023, the line had a ridership of 721,700.

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