8th Street station (DC Streetcar)
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8TH ST/H ST NE | |||||||||||
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DC Streetcar station | |||||||||||
Location | 801 H St NE Washington, DC 20002 | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°54′01″N 77°00′09″W / 38.9001916°N 77.0025905°WCoordinates: 38°54′01″N 77°00′09″W / 38.9001916°N 77.0025905°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Government of the District of Columbia | ||||||||||
Operated by | RATP Group[1] | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | February 27, 2016 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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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.
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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- H Street/Benning Road Line
- Streetcars in Washington, D.C.
- DC Streetcar stops
- Electric railways in Washington, D.C.
- Street railways in Washington, D.C.
- 750 V DC railway electrification
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 2016
- 2016 establishments in Washington, D.C.
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