EVMC / Fort Norfolk station

EVMC / Fort Norfolk
The Tide light rail station
Location Brambleton Avenue at Colley Avenue
Norfolk, VA
Coordinates 36°51′32″N 76°18′13″W / 36.8588°N 76.3036°W / 36.8588; -76.3036Coordinates: 36°51′32″N 76°18′13″W / 36.8588°N 76.3036°W / 36.8588; -76.3036
Owned by Hampton Roads Transit
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Connections Hampton Roads Transit
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Bicycle facilities Racks available
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened 19 August 2011
Services
Preceding station   Hampton Roads Transit   Following station
TerminusThe Tide
toward Newtown Road

EVMC / Fort Norfolk is a Tide Light Rail station in Norfolk, Virginia. It opened in 2011 and is the western terminus of the line. It is situated at the intersection of Brambleton and Colley Avenues, just west of downtown and south of the historic Ghent district.[1]

The station serves Eastern Virginia Medical Center, consisting of Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Eastern Virginia Medical School, the Norfolk Ronald McDonald House, Norfolk Public Health Center and American Red Cross Center, which combined have almost 20,000 employees.[1] This stop also serves Fort Norfolk and the international headquarters for PETA.

References

  1. 1 2 "EVMC / Fort Norfolk station". Hampton Roads Transit. Retrieved 2011-07-24.


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