Camden station (South Carolina)
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(Redirected from Camden Seaboard Air Line Railway Depot)
Camden, SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 1060 West Dekalb Street Camden, South Carolina United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°14′53″N 80°37′30″W / 34.248°N 80.625°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Hamlet Subdivision | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak: CAM | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY 2023 | 2,862[1] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seaboard Air Line Railway Depot | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Area | 1.3 acres (0.5 ha) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Built | 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Architect | Wadesboro Construction Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Architectural style | Colonial Revival | ||||||||||||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 00000590[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | June 2, 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Camden station is an Amtrak train station in Camden, South Carolina, served by the daily Floridian.
The station was built by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad in 1937.[3][4] It was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000 as Seaboard Air Line Railroad Depot.[2] A $2.5 million restoration and accessibility renovation took place in 2015.[5][6] On November 10, 2024, the Silver Star was merged with the Capitol Limited as the Floridian.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of South Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Vivian, Daniel J. (November 19, 1999). "Seaboard Airline Railway Depot" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ "Seaboard Airline Railway Depot, Kershaw County (1100 W. DeKalb St., Camden)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ "Amtrak to renovate Camden train station, grounds". The (Camden, S.C.) Chronicle-Independent. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- ^ "Camden, SC (CAM)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.
- ^ "Amtrak Launching the Floridian, with Daily Service Between Chicago and Miami" (Press release). Amtrak. September 23, 2024. Archived from the original on September 23, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
External links
[edit]Media related to Camden station (South Carolina) at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
- Amtrak stations in South Carolina
- Former Seaboard Air Line Railroad stations
- Buildings and structures in Kershaw County, South Carolina
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1937
- Camden, South Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Kershaw County, South Carolina
- 1937 establishments in South Carolina