Norfolk (Amtrak Station)
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. The station building opened on December 2, 2013.
A daily round trip was added on July 11, 2022, increasing Norfolk service to three weekday round trips and two weekend round trips.
Routes
References
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: Commonwealth of Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ http://www.norfolk.gov/pdf/Norfolk_Amtrak_Station_Fact_Sheet_11_12.pdf
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Norfolk, VA Station". Amtrak. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "Amtrak Increases Daily Service to Norfolk" (Press release). Amtrak. June 21, 2022.
External links
Media related to Norfolk station at Wikimedia Commons