8th Street station (DC Streetcar)
8th Street is a streetcar station, located across the intersection of H Street NE and 8th Street NE. It is on the H Street/Benning Road Line of the DC Streetcar system.
8TH ST/H ST NE | |||||||||||
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| DC Streetcar station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 801 H St NE Washington, DC 20002 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38.900206°N 76.994996°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Government of the District of Columbia | ||||||||||
| Operated by | RATP Group[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | February 27, 2016 | ||||||||||
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History
8th Street station opened to the public as one of the original stations on February 27, 2016.[2]
Station layout
The station consists of two side platforms on either side of H Street.
| P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Westbound | ← H Street/Benning Road Line toward Union Station (5th Street) | |
| Eastbound | H Street/Benning Road Line toward Oklahoma Avenue (13th Street) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
References
- "D.C. Picks Firm to Run First Streetcar Line". Washington Examiner. July 12, 2012. Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
- Laris, Michael (February 27, 2016). "D.C. streetcar makes its first voyages on H Street. 'Is it really happening?'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
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