Camden station (South Carolina)

Camden, SC
Camden station in February 2002
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 20232,862[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
Area1.3 acres (0.5 ha)
Built1937
ArchitectWadesboro Construction Company
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.00000590[2]
Added to NRHPJune 2, 2000
Location
Map

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

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]

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of South Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  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 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.