Dillon station is a train station in Dillon, South Carolina, served by Amtrak, the United States' railroad passenger system. It was originally built by the Florence Railroad in 1893, but only as a freight station. Once the railroad was consolidated into the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in 1898, the passenger station was opened in 1904. 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.[2] Amtrak service to Dillon began on June 15, 1976, with the introduction of the Palmetto.[3] The four-faced station clock also contains two Fahrenheit thermometers.

Dillon, SC
Dillon station in April 2018.
General information
Location100 North Railroad Avenue
Dillon, South Carolina
United States
Coordinates34°25′03″N 79°22′20″W / 34.4176°N 79.3722°W / 34.4176; -79.3722
Owned byCSX Transportation
Line(s)CSX South End Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: DIL
History
Opened1893 (Freight)
1904 (Passenger)
Passengers
FY 20235,907[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Florence
toward Savannah
Palmetto Fayetteville
toward New York
     Auto Train does not stop here
     Silver Meteor does not stop here
Former services
Preceding station Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Following station
Latta
toward Tampa
Main Line Hamer
toward Richmond
Location
Map
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References

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  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of South Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Dillon ACL Depot, including 1971 SCL Depot photograph (South Carolina Railroad Structures)". Archived from the original on 2004-02-25. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  3. ^ "Southern Amtrak passenger train scheduled". Rome News-Tribune. April 11, 1976. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
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