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Region of Accomack and Northampton counties, Virginia, United States
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The Eastern Shore region is Virginia's part of the Delmarva Peninsula, which is shared with Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore. It is a long narrow peninsula within the larger Delmarva Peninsula, extending south from the Maryland part, connected to the rest of Virginia only by a bridge at the south end. It comprises Accomack and Northampton counties.
Star Transit. +1 757 787-8322. Bus service operates between Chincoteague and Cape Charles. Buses run only four to six times Monday through Friday.
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There is more than one place called Accomac:
Chincoteague is an island and small town off the Eastern Shore of Virginia, near the state border with Maryland.
Cape Charles is a town in Eastern Virginia, at the southern tip of the Delmarva peninsula. It used to be the terminus of the eastern shore railway and still has an operating rail-to-barge ferry terminal with freight service to Norfolk.
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