Camden (Amtrak station)
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The Seaboard Air Line Railroad Depot is an Amtrak
(former Seaboard Air Line Railroad
) train station
in Camden, South Carolina
. It is located on 1100 West DeKalb Street (US 1
), although some give the address as being at 1060 West DeKalb Street. Either way, it was named to the National Register of Historic Places
in 2000. The station is in disrepair, and the city wants to rehabilitate it.
Of the 11 South Carolina stations served by Amtrak, Camden was the 11th-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 10 passengers daily.
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
(former Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
The Seaboard Air Line Railroad , which styled itself "The Route of Courteous Service," was an American railroad whose corporate existence extended from April 14, 1900, until July 1, 1967, when it merged with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, its longtime rival, to form the Seaboard Coast Line...
) train station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in Camden, South Carolina
Camden, South Carolina
Camden is the fourth oldest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina and is also the county seat of Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States. The population was an estimated 7,103 in 2009...
. It is located on 1100 West DeKalb Street (US 1
U.S. Route 1 in South Carolina
U.S. Route 1 traverses the state of South Carolina completely from southwest to north, passing through such cities as Columbia and Aiken. For much of its length through Richland County, US 1 is called Two Notch Road...
), although some give the address as being at 1060 West DeKalb Street. Either way, it was named to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2000. The station is in disrepair, and the city wants to rehabilitate it.
Of the 11 South Carolina stations served by Amtrak, Camden was the 11th-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 10 passengers daily.