Denmark station explained

Style:Amtrak
Denmark, SC
Address:200 West Baruch Street
Borough:Denmark, South Carolina
Country:United States
Coordinates:33.3262°N -81.1436°W
Platform:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Opened:October 29, 1978 (Amtrak)[1]
Status:Unstaffed
Owned:City of Denmark
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:rail
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Denmark station is an Amtrak train station in Denmark, South Carolina. It is served by the daily .

The station was originally used by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad and the Southern Railway; service ended by 1971. Amtrak added Denmark as a stop for the on October 29, 1978. It was added because there were no stop between Columbia, South Carolina, and Savannah, Georgia, although Denmark and the surrounding area had no sizable population.[2] After the Champion was discontinued, the began stopping instead. On November 10, 2024, the Silver Star was merged with the as the Floridian.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Denmark on Main Amtrak Line . April 11, 2022 . The Times and Democrat . November 2, 1978 . . 15. Newspapers.com.
  2. Denmark Station Stop . Amtrak News . Amtrak. November 1978.
  3. September 23, 2024 . Amtrak Launching the Floridian, with Daily Service Between Chicago and Miami . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240923190514/https://media.amtrak.com/2024/09/amtrak-launching-the-floridian-with-daily-service-between-chicago-and-miami/ . September 23, 2024 . September 23, 2024 . Amtrak.