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[1] (5 planned)
Daily ridership	3,513 (May 2018)[2]
Annual ridership	1,094,000 (2017)[3][4] 20.75%
Operation
Began operation	February 27, 2016 (2016-02-27)[5]
Operator(s)	RATP Group[6]
Character	Street running and elevated
Number of vehicles	6
Train length	66.04 ft (20,130 mm)[7]
Headway	12 minutes[8]
Technical
System length	2.4 mi (3.9 km)[1]
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)[7]
Electrification	750 V DC, overhead wires
Top speed	43 mph (70 km/h)[7]
System map H Street/Benning Road Line highlighted in red Show interactive map Legend Planned extension Planned extension Benning Road 42nd Street 39th Street 34th Street Anacostia River Kingman Island Anacostia River Oklahoma Avenue 19th Street 15th Street Benning Road H Street 13th Street 8th Street 5th Street 3rd Street Union Station All stations are accessible This diagram: view talk edit Show route diagram

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.^[1] In September 2016 service was increased from six days a week to seven, and with shorter 12-minute headways.^[8]