Benning Road
Benning Road station platform
General information
Location4500 Benning Road NE
Washington, D.C.
Owned byWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Metrobus: 96, U5, U6, V7, V8, W4
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Bicycle facilitiesCapital Bikeshare, 4 racks
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeG01
History
OpenedNovember 22, 1980 (November 22, 1980)
Passengers
2022893 daily[1]
Rank74th
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station
Stadium–Armory
toward Ashburn
 Silver Line Capitol Heights
toward Downtown Largo
Stadium–Armory
toward Franconia–Springfield
 Blue Line
Former services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station
Stadium–Armory
toward Vienna
 Orange Line Capitol Heights
toward Downtown Largo
Location

Benning Road station is an island-platformed Washington Metro station in the Benning Ridge 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, and also the last station in the District of Columbia going east.

History

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]

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, now known as Downtown Largo) due to safety concerns about a pocket track just east of Stadium–Armory.[3] Silver Line service at Benning Road began on July 26, 2014.[4]

Station layout

G Street level Exit/entrance, buses
M Mezzanine Fare gates, ticket machines, station agent
P
Platform level		 Westbound ← toward Franconia–Springfield (Stadium–Armory)
← toward Ashburn (Stadium–Armory)
Island platform
Eastbound →   toward Downtown Largo (Capitol Heights) →

References

  1. ↑ "Rail Ridership Data Viewer". WMATA. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  2. ↑ Cooke, Janet (November 23, 1980), "Three new Metro stations have a festive first day", The Washington Post, p. D1
  3. ↑ Aratani, Lori (December 5, 2012). "Metro details Silver Line service changes". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ Halsey, Ashley (July 26, 2014). "All aboard! Metro's new Silver Line rolls down the tracks for the first time". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 8, 2016.

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