Dillon station

Dillon station is a train station in Dillon, South Carolina, served by Amtrak, the United States' railroad passenger system. It was originally built by the Florence Railroad in 1893, but only as a freight station. Once the railroad was consolidated into the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in 1898, the passenger station was opened in 1904. The station survived the merger of the Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line Railroads into the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad in 1967, only to terminate passenger service in 1971.^[2] Amtrak service to Dillon began on June 15, 1976, with the introduction of the Palmetto.^[3] The four-faced station clock also contains two Fahrenheit thermometers.

Dillon, SC
Dillon station in April 2018.
General information
Location	100 North Railroad Avenue Dillon, South Carolina United States
Coordinates	34.4176°N 79.3722°W / 34.4176; -79.3722
Owned by	CSX Transportation
Line(s)	CSX South End Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: DIL
History
Opened	1893 (Freight) 1904 (Passenger)
Passengers
FY 2023	5,907[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Florence toward Savannah Palmetto Fayetteville toward New York      Auto Train does not stop here      Silver Meteor does not stop here
Former services Preceding station Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Following station Latta toward Tampa Main Line Hamer toward Richmond
Location

Gallery

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  The clock doubles as a thermometer
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  Historic plaque
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  Monument to the Mayors of Dillon
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  Railroad crossing and CSX Railroad trucks

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of South Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
2. "Dillon ACL Depot, including 1971 SCL Depot photograph (South Carolina Railroad Structures)". Archived from the original on 2004-02-25. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
3. "Southern Amtrak passenger train scheduled". Rome News-Tribune. April 11, 1976. Retrieved 2011-07-04.

External links

• Media related to Dillon (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
• Dillon, SC – Amtrak
• Dillon, SC – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Dillon Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)