DC Streetcar

The DC Streetcar is a small streetcar line that travels between Washington DC Union Station (WAS) and terminates at Oklahoma & Benning Station via H Street.

This first streetcar line started service on February 2016. The system length of this streetcar is 2.4 miles (3.9 km) and travels east and west (eight stations). The eight stations are:

1. Union Station
2. 3rd Street
3. 5th Street
4. 8th Stret
5. 13th Street
6. 15th Street
7. 19th Street
8. Oklahoma Avenue

This streetcar is operated by Government of the District of Columbia. The streetcar model is United Streetcar / Škoda 10 T.

United Streetcar / Škoda 10 T

Stations

Union Station (WAS)

If starting at Union Station, the streetcar station is located at the back of Union Station on H Street.

Union Station is the largest bus & rail station in Washington DC. In that station, passengers can travel via:

• Rail
  • Amtrak
    • Acela, Northeast Corridor, and other intercity lines
  • MARC Commuter Rail
  • Virginia Railway Express (VRE)
  • WMATA Metrorail Red Line
• Buses
  • DC Circulator
  • Greyhound/Megabus/Flexi/Other intercity bus lines
  • WMATA Metrobus

In Union Station, across the streetcar platform, there is an enormous parking garage. That parking garage is part of Union Station. The entrance to Union station is located inside the garage.

Transferring to/from Rail

At Union Station, there is no direct connection to the rail platform. In order to access the rail platform, you have to enter the back entrance of Union Station, which is a enormous parking garage (see Picture 1. In the parking garage, there is an entrance to Union Station.

Transferring to/from Bus

At Union Station, the bus terminal is located inside the parking garage (see Picture 1). There is a sidewalk path that leads passengers to the streetcar station.

Schedules and Fares

Schedules

The DC Streetcar arrives every 12 minutes. For more information about the hours of operation, please visit DC Streetcar Frequency Ask Questions webpage.

Fares

There is no cost in riding the DC Streetcar (the ride is free).

Opinion

The ride was great and smooth but sadly, there were no train/station announcements. The visual impaired person would be lost if riding the streetcar. It would be great if the streetcar operators announces the stops or DC installs a train annocuemenls.

The ride was great and smooth. It would be nice if this streetcar terminates at Minnesota Avenue Station (WMATA Metrorail Station; serving Metrorail Blue and Orange Lines) instead of Oklahoma & Benning Station. The distance between Oklahoma & Benning Station and Minnesota Avenue Station is around a half a mile (very close). The expansion could have replaced WMATA Metrobus Route X2.

There are plans to expand the streetcar to five lines. At this moment, there is only one line and it is unclear if the expansion would occur.