Norfolk station is a train station in

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. It sits along the Elizabeth River on the eastern edge of

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, next to the

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baseball stadium and near the

station of the

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system. Since 2012, it has served as the terminus of a branch of

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's ''

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'' service. The city of Norfolk had long been served by passenger railroads, including

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Norfolk Terminal Station Norfolk Terminal Station was a railroad union station located in Norfolk, Virginia, which served passenger trains and provided offices for the Norfolk and Western Railway, the original Norfolk Southern Railway (1942–1982), Norfolk Southern Ra ...

(demolished 1963), and then by N&W and Amtrak at

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station. But passenger service to the city dwindled in the mid-20th century and stopped altogether in 1977, when Amtrak ended its ''

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'' 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.

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External links

City of Norfolk Amtrak station construction information page
{{Transportation in the Hampton Roads Region Transportation in Norfolk, Virginia Amtrak stations in Virginia Railway stations in the United States opened in 2012 Brick buildings and structures in Virginia