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)[1]
Operation
Began operation
February 27, 2016 (2016-02-27)
Operator(s)
RATP Dev[2]
Character
Street running
Technical
System length
2.4 mi (3.9 km); 37 mi (60 km) planned[3]
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification
Overhead line, 750 V DC
Route diagram
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
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This article is about the modern streetcar line along H Street NE. For the historic streetcar system, see Streetcars in Washington, D.C.
The DC Streetcar is a surface streetcar network in Washington, D.C. As of 2017[update], 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[4][5] whose locations in Anacostia and Benning were chosen to revitalize blighted commercial corridors.[6] 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.[3][7][2]
The system's H Street/Benning Road Line began public service on February 27, 2016.[8] In 2023, the line had a ridership of 721,700.
^"Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
^ ab"D.C. Picks Firm to Run First Streetcar Line". Washington Examiner. July 12, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
^ abKravitz, Derek (October 24, 2010). "Details Emerge for D.C. Streetcars, Set to Begin in 2012". The Washington Post.
^Hohmann, James (September 20, 2009). "Anacostia Streetcar Track Installation Begins". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
^O'Connell, Jonathan (October 15, 2009). "Streetcars still desired in D.C." Washington Business Journal. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
^O'Connell, Jonathan (November 26, 2007). "Streetcars Desired". Washington Business Journal.
^Cite error: The named reference HalseyRoll was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Laris, Michael (February 27, 2016). "D.C. streetcar makes its first voyages on H Street. 'Is it really happening?'". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
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