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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.

Florence, SC
General information
Location	805 East Day Street Florence, South Carolina United States
Coordinates	34.1993°N 79.7575°W / 34.1993; -79.7575
Owned by	McLeod Regional Medical Center
Line(s)	South End Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform (formerly more)
Tracks	1 (formerly more)
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: FLO
History
Opened	1996
Passengers
FY 2021	20,475[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station 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

The station site contains two buildings. The original station, built by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in 1910, is currently the McLeod Regional Medical Center. The previous station served 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.

References

External links

• Florence, SC – Amtrak
• Florence, SC – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Florence Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide – TrainWeb)

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