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Norfolk station (Amtrak)

Norfolk, VA
Norfolk station in August 2014
General information
Location280 Park Avenue
Norfolk, Virginia
United States
Coordinates36°50′36″N 76°16′33″W / 36.8433°N 76.2759°W / 36.8433; -76.2759
Owned byCity of Norfolk and Norfolk Southern Railway
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks3
ConnectionsTram interchange Tide Light Rail at Harbor Park
Amtrak Amtrak Thruway
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: NFK
History
OpenedDecember 12, 2012
Passengers
FY 2023230,114[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Terminus Northeast Regional Petersburg
toward Boston South or Springfield
Location
Map

Norfolk station is a train station in Norfolk, Virginia.[2] It sits along the Elizabeth River on the eastern edge of Downtown Norfolk, next to the Harbor Park baseball stadium and near the Harbor Park station of the Tide Light Rail system. Since 2012, it has served as the terminus of a branch of Amtrak's Northeast Regional service.

The city of Norfolk had long been served by passenger railroads, including Norfolk & Western at Norfolk Terminal Station (demolished 1963), and then by N&W and Amtrak at Lambert's Point station. But passenger service to the city dwindled in the mid-20th century and stopped altogether in 1977, when Amtrak ended its Mountaineer train.

In the 2010s, plans were laid to restart Amtrak service to Norfolk. The city government funded a new downtown station, a $3.75 million brick-and-glass structure designed by Michael Baker Corporation with a three-story tower. Service resumed on December 12, 2012, when only the station's concrete platform was complete.[3] The station building opened on December 2, 2013.[4]

A daily round trip was added on July 11, 2022, increasing Norfolk service to three weekday round trips and two weekend round trips.[5]

Routes

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References

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  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: Commonwealth of Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  2. ^ http://www.norfolk.gov/pdf/Norfolk_Amtrak_Station_Fact_Sheet_11_12.pdf [dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Amtrak rolls out ticket prices for Norfolk". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. 30 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Norfolk, VA Station". Amtrak. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Amtrak Increases Daily Service to Norfolk" (Press release). Amtrak. June 21, 2022.
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