Camden station (South Carolina)

Summary

Camden station, also known as the Seaboard Air Line Railroad Depot, is a train station in Camden, South Carolina. It serves Amtrak, the national passenger rail service.[3][4] The station was built by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad in 1937. It is located on 1100 West DeKalb Street (US 1), although some sources give the address as being at 1060 West DeKalb Street. Either way, it was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[2] The station is in disrepair, and a renovation project is scheduled to commence in August 2014.[5] The station renovations were completed in early 2016.

Camden, SC
General information
Location1060 West Dekalb Street
Camden, South Carolina
United States
Coordinates34°14′53″N 80°37′30″W / 34.248°N 80.625°W / 34.248; -80.625
Line(s)Hamlet Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
ParkingYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: CAM
History
Opened1937
Passengers
FY 20222,733[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Columbia
toward Miami
Silver Star Hamlet
toward New York
Former services
Preceding station Seaboard Air Line Railroad Following station
Columbia
toward Tampa or Miami
Main Line Cassatt
toward Richmond
Seaboard Air Line Railway Depot
Camden station (South Carolina) is located in South Carolina
Camden station (South Carolina)
Camden station (South Carolina) is located in the United States
Camden station (South Carolina)
Area1.3 acres (0.5 ha)
Built1937
ArchitectWadesboro Construction Company
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.00000590[2]
Added to NRHPJune 2, 2000

References edit

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of South Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ Vivian, Daniel J. (November 19, 1999). "Seaboard Airline Railway Depot" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Amtrak to renovate Camden train station, grounds". The (Camden, S.C.) Chronicle-Independent. Retrieved 25 July 2014.

External links edit

  Media related to Camden station (South Carolina) at Wikimedia Commons

  • Camden, SC – Amtrak
  • Camden, SC – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
  • Camden Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)