Camden station, also known as the Seaboard Air Line Railroad Depot, is a train station in

Camden, South Carolina Camden is the largest city and county seat of Kershaw County, South Carolina. The population was 7,764 in the 2020 census. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Camden is the oldest inland city in South C ...

. It serves

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, the national passenger rail service. The station was built by the

Seaboard Air Line Railroad The Seaboard Air Line Railroad , which styled itself "The Route of Courteous Service," was an American railroad which existed from April 14, 1900, until July 1, 1967, when it merged with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, its longtime rival, t ...

in 1937. It is located on 1100 West DeKalb Street (

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), although some sources give the address as being at 1060 West DeKalb Street. Either way, it was named to the

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in 2000. The station is in disrepair, and a renovation project is scheduled to commence in August 2014. The station renovations were completed in early 2016.

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Camden Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
{{National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Amtrak stations in South Carolina Former Seaboard Air Line Railroad stations Buildings and structures in Kershaw County, South Carolina Railway stations in the United States opened in 1937 Camden, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Kershaw County, South Carolina 1937 establishments in South Carolina