Florence station (South Carolina)

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Florence, SC
Florence SC Amtrak Station from Parking Lot.JPG
Florence station building
General information
Location805 East Day Street
Florence, South Carolina
United States
Coordinates 34°11′57″N79°45′27″W / 34.1993°N 79.7575°W / 34.1993; -79.7575
Owned by McLeod Health / CSX
Line(s)CSX South End Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code Amtrak: FLO
History
Opened1910
Rebuilt1996
Passengers
FY 202222,571 [1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Sanford
Terminus
Auto Train
(Service stop only)
Lorton
Terminus
Kingstree
toward Savannah
Palmetto Dillon
toward New York
Kingstree
toward Miami
Silver Meteor Fayetteville
toward New York
Former services
Preceding station Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Following station
Effingham
toward Tampa
Main Line Pee Dee
toward Richmond
Darlington
toward Wadesboro
Wadesboro – Florence Terminus
Darlington
toward Hartsville
Hartsville  Florence
Timmonsville
toward Augusta
Augusta  Florence
Timmonsville
toward Columbia
Columbia  Wilmington Pee Dee
toward Wilmington
Location
Florence station (South Carolina)

Florence station is a train station in Florence, South Carolina, United States served by Amtrak. It is currently served by the Palmetto and Silver Meteor routes, and is a service stop for the Auto Train .

The station site contains two buildings. The original station was built by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) in 1910, serving as a junction between the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad, the Northeastern Railroad, the Cheraw and Darlington Railroad (all three of which were acquired by ACL) and the South Carolina Western Railway (which became part of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad). The current station was built in 1996. Both station buildings are owned by McLeod Health which uses the previous station as an office building for the hospital network. The station's platforms and tracks are owned by CSX Transportation. [2]

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References

  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of South Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. "Florence, SC (FLO)". Great American Stations (Amtrak). Retrieved April 30, 2023.