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Train station

Florence, SC
Florence station building
General information
Location805 East Day Street
Florence, South Carolina
United States
Coordinates34°11′57″N 79°45′27″W / 34.1993°N 79.7575°W / 34.1993; -79.7575
Owned byMcLeod Health / CSX
Line(s)CSX South End Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: FLO
History
Opened1910
Rebuilt1996
Passengers
FY 202334,165 (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
SanfordTerminus Auto Train(Service stop only) LortonTerminus
Kingstreetoward Savannah Palmetto Dillontoward New York
Kingstreetoward Miami Silver Meteor Fayettevilletoward New York
Former services
Preceding station Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Following station
Effinghamtoward Tampa Main Line Pee Deetoward Richmond
Darlingtontoward Wadesboro Wadesboro – Florence Terminus
Darlingtontoward Hartsville Hartsville – Florence
Timmonsvilletoward Augusta Augusta – Florence
Timmonsvilletoward Columbia Columbia – Wilmington Pee Deetoward Wilmington
Location

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. In 2018, Amtrak updated the signage at the station to be ADA compliant; additional improvements are to be finished in 2026 The station's platforms and tracks are owned by CSX Transportation.

References

  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of South Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2023: State of North Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  3. "Florence, SC (FLO)". Great American Stations (Amtrak). Retrieved April 30, 2023.

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