Camden station (South Carolina)

Camden station is an Amtrak train station in Camden, South Carolina, served by the daily Floridian.

Camden, SC
Camden station in February 2002
General information
Location	1060 West Dekalb Street Camden, South Carolina United States
Coordinates	34.248°N 80.625°W / 34.248; -80.625
Line(s)	Hamlet Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Parking	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: CAM
History
Opened	1937
Passengers
FY 2023	2,862[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Columbia toward Miami Floridian Hamlet toward Chicago
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Columbia toward Miami Silver Star until 2024 Hamlet toward New York Preceding station Seaboard Air Line Railroad Following station Columbia toward Tampa or Miami Main Line Cassatt toward Richmond
Seaboard Air Line Railway Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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
Location

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

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of South Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
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 July 25, 2014.
6. "Camden, SC (CAM)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.
7. "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

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

• Camden, SC – Amtrak
• Camden, SC – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)