Benning Road (Washington Metro)

Benning Road
Location	4500 Benning Road, Northeast Washington, D.C. 20019
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Line(s)	Blue Line Silver Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Metrobus: 96, 97, E32, U5, U6, U8, W4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	4 racks
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	G01
History
Opened	November 22, 1980; 36 years ago (November 22, 1980)
Traffic
Passengers (2016)	2,474 daily   21.56%
Services
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station Stadium–Armory toward Franconia–Springfield Blue Line Capitol Heights toward Largo Town Center Stadium–Armory toward Wiehle – Reston East Silver Line
Location

Benning Road 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. 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) due to safety concerns about a pocket track just east of Stadium-Armory. Silver Line service at Benning Road began on July 26, 2014.

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.

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