Camden station (South Carolina)

Camden, 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
Amtrak inter-city rail station
Location1060 West Dekalb Street
Camden, SC 29020
Line(s)Hamlet Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
ParkingFree
Other information
Station codeCAM
History
Opened1937
Passengers
20173,531[1]  1.38%
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 McBee
toward Richmond
Seaboard Air Line Railway Depot
LocationCamden, South Carolina
Coordinates34.248°N 80.625°W / 34.248; -80.625
Area1.3 acres (0.5 ha)
Built1937
ArchitectWadesboro Construction Company
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.00000590[2]
Added to NRHPJune 2, 2000

References
  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of South Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. "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.

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