Kingstree station

Kingstree, SC
Kingstree station under restoration in April 2011.
General information
Location	101 East Main Street (SC 261) Kingstree, South Carolina United States
Coordinates	33°39′49″N 79°49′45″W / 33.6637°N 79.8291°W / 33.6637; -79.8291
Owned by	City of Kingstree
Line(s)	Charleston Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: KTR
History
Opened	1909
Passengers
FY 2023	7,926[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Charleston toward Savannah Palmetto Florence toward New York Charleston toward Miami Silver Meteor      Auto Train does not stop here
Former services Preceding station Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Following station Salters toward Tampa Main Line Lake City toward Richmond
Kingstree Amtrak Station
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Part of	Kingstree Historic District (ID82003906[2])
MPS	Kingstree MRA
Added to NRHP	June 28, 1982
Location

Kingstree station is a train station in Kingstree, South Carolina, operated by Amtrak, the United States' railroad passenger system. It was originally built by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in 1909. 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. Amtrak service to Kingstree began on June 15, 1976, with the introduction of the Palmetto.^[3] The station is currently part of the Kingstree Historic District.

The two tracks at Kingstree station cross the intersection of East Main Street (SC 261) and Hampton Avenue. Four streets named "Railroad Avenue" run along the tracks near the station. South Railroad Avenue on the west side of the tracks is on the corner of the station house itself, while South Railroad Avenue on the east side of the tracks is a dead end street running south of Ashton Avenue. On the north side of East Main Street, North Railroad Avenue on the west side of the tracks begins at Hampton Avenue just north of its southern terminus with East Main Street, while North Railroad Avenue on the east side begins at East Main Street itself.