York Street/Freemason | |||||||||||
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The Tide light rail station | |||||||||||
Location | York Street at Yarmouth Street Norfolk, VA | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°51′13″N76°17′39″W / 36.8536°N 76.2941°W Coordinates: 36°51′13″N76°17′39″W / 36.8536°N 76.2941°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Hampton Roads Transit | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Racks available | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | August 19, 2011 | ||||||||||
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York Street/Freemason is a Tide Light Rail station in Norfolk, Virginia. It opened in August 2011 and is situated on York Street between Yarmouth and Dunmore Streets in Downtown Norfolk. [1]
The station is directly adjacent to the Norfolk YMCA and Belmont at Freemason and is close to the Freemason Historic District and Chrysler Museum of Art. [1]
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