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Hampton Roads Transit (HRT), incorporated on October 1, 1999, began through the voluntary merger of PENTRAN (Peninsula Transportation District Commission) on the Virginia Peninsula and TRT (Tidewater Regional Transit a.k.a. Tidewater Transit District Commission) in South Hampton Roads and currently serves over 22 million annual passengers within its 369-square-mile (960 km 2) service area ...
Ocean City Transportation operates two regular bus routes serving Ocean City, the Coastal Highway Beach Bus and the West Ocean City Park-N-Ride Beach Bus, along with the Express Beach Bus for special events. The Coastal Highway Beach Bus runs the entire length of the city 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on a year-round basis.
The area is served by passenger rail service provided by Amtrak, with stations in Williamsburg, Newport News, and Norfolk, and connecting bus service to Virginia Beach. The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation has studies underway for extending high speed passenger rail to the Virginia Peninsula and South Hampton Roads areas ...
The current Virginia passenger vehicle license plate, introduced in 2002. Transportation in the Commonwealth of Virginia is by land, sea and air.Virginia's extensive network of highways and railroads were developed and built over a period almost 400 years, beginning almost immediately after the founding of Jamestown in 1607, and often incorporating old established trails of the Native Americans.
The State of Virginia has pledged $155 million towards the extension to Virginia Beach, as well as lending up to $30 million from the Virginia Transportation Infrastructure Bank. [32] The final route selected by the Virginia Beach City Council was the 3.5 mile short extension to the Town Center at Virginia Beach in mid-2015. [32] [33] [34]
There are 42 MARC Train stations in the commuter rail system; [4] all three lines terminate at Union Station in Washington, D.C, where passengers can connect with Amtrak, Virginia Railway Express, and Washington Metro trains. [3] Development of a new MARC station at the former Amtrak station in Elkton, Maryland began in 2014, with plans to open ...
Norfolk Terminal and Transportation Company: C&O: 1896 1945 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway: Norfolk and Virginia Beach Railroad: NS: 1887 1891 Norfolk, Albemarle and Atlantic Railroad: Norfolk and Virginia Beach Railroad and Improvement Company: NS: 1882 1887 Norfolk and Virginia Beach Railroad: Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Southern Railroad: NS ...
The Chesapeake Transit Company opened an electric traction line from Norfolk to Virginia Beach by way of Cape Henry in 1902, and the N&S extended its steam line north to Cape Henry to meet the competition. The Norfolk & Southern electrified its beach line in 1904 and purchased the transit company, giving the road two parallel lines up the beach.