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.
Kingstree, SC | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kingstree station under restoration in April 2011. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | City of Kingstree | |||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Charleston Subdivision | |||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak: KTR | |||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1909 | |||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||
FY 2023 | 7,926[1] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Kingstree Amtrak Station | ||||||||||||||||||||
Part of | Kingstree Historic District (ID82003906[2]) | |||||||||||||||||||
MPS | Kingstree MRA | |||||||||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | June 28, 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||
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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.
References
edit- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of South Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Southern Amtrak passenger train scheduled". Rome News-Tribune. April 11, 1976. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
External links
edit Media related to Kingstree (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Kingstree, SC – Amtrak
- Kingstree, SC – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Kingstree Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- Kingstree, South Carolina Railroad Stations (South Carolina Railroad Stations)