The line sits out-of-service and derelict today, except for a small portion of the right-of-way within Virginia Beanch on its eastern end, which serves as part of the South Hampton Rail-trail system.
The line also served nearby Oceana Naval Air Station via a spur line.Īround 2008, the line was purchased from NS by the city of Virginia Beach in hopes of extending a local light rail line, the Tide, into their city limits. Sadly the Wells Harbour Railway (WHR) is no longer offering steam and diesel train. In 1900, the line was merged into the Norfolk and Southern Railroad, itself merged into Southern Railway in 1974, and finally came under the ownership of the Norfolk Southern Railway in 1982. The view is continually changing depending on the state of the tide. After years of stagnating ridership, Norfolk hopes to rejuvenate its transit system by modeling it after the City of Richmond’s successful bus system update.Norfolk is hoping to attract more people to its bus networks and expand its light rail system to be more useful to riders throughout the Hampton Roads region. The Naval Station Norfolk Transit Corridor Project aims to establish high-capacity transit on the east side of the City of Norfolk between the existing Tide Light Rail system and Naval Station Norfolk. In 1898, the line was converted to standard guage, and the branch to Munden Point was built. About the Naval Station Norfolk Transit Corridor Project: Enhancing Mobility for the City of Norfolk and Beyond. A narrow-guage operation, it struggled nearly immediately, reorganizing as the Norfolk and Virginia Beach Railroad in 1887. This abandoned railway line started out as the Norfolk, Virginia Beach Railroad and Improvement Company in 1883, connecting Norfolk with Virginia Beach. Service began on August 19, 2011, making it the first light rail system in Virginia. VA | N&S, N&VB, NS, NVBR&IC, SR Note: This line is not abandoned, but owned by the city of Virginia Beach with pending plans for a light rail line. The Tide is a 7.4 mi (12 km) light rail line in Norfolk, Virginia, connecting Eastern Virginia Medical School, Downtown Norfolk, Norfolk State University, and Newtown Road.
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