Benning Road
Benning Road station platform facing east in July 2004
General information
Location	4500Benning Road NE Washington, D.C.
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms	1island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Metrobus:96,U5, U6,V7, V8,W4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	Capital Bikeshare, 4 racks
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	G01
History
Opened	November 22, 1980; 44 years ago (1980-11-22)
Passengers
2023	1,093 daily[1]
Rank	77 out of 98
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station Stadium–Armory towardAshburn Silver Line Capitol Heights towardLargo Stadium–Armory towardFranconia–Springfield Blue Line
Former services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station Stadium–Armory towardVienna Orange Line Capitol Heights towardLargo
Route map Capitol Heights Stadium-Armory
Location

Benning Road station is anisland-platformedWashington Metro station in theBenning Ridge neighborhood ofNortheast Washington, D.C., United States. The station was opened on November 22, 1980, and is operated by theWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for theBlue andSilver Lines, the station is located in a residential area near the intersection ofBenning Road andEast Capitol Street. It is the first station after the Blue and Silver Lines diverge from the Orange Line east of theAnacostia River, and also the last station in the District of Columbia going east.

The station opened on November 22, 1980, and coincided with the completion of 3.52 miles (5.66 km) of rail east of theStadium–Armory station and the opening of theAddison Road andCapitol Heights stations.^[2]

In December 2012, Benning Road was one of five stations added to the route of theSilver Line, which was originally supposed to end at theStadium–Armory station, but was extended intoPrince George's County, Maryland, to the Largo Town Center station (the eastern terminus of the Blue Line, now known asDowntown Largo) due to safety concerns about apocket track just east of Stadium–Armory.^[3] Silver Line service at Benning Road began on July 26, 2014.^[4]

The station features the 22-coffer "waffle" ceiling vault design amongCapitol Heights,Federal Center SW,Navy Yard–Ballpark,Shaw-Howard University, andU Street.

• Media related toBenning Road station at Wikimedia Commons

• WMATA Benning Road station page

• The Schumin Web Transit Center:Benning Road Station
• Benning Road entrance from Google Maps Street View

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