Denmark station is a train station in

Denmark, South Carolina Denmark is a city in Bamberg County, South Carolina, United States. The population at the 2010 census is 3,538. Geography Denmark is located in northwest Bamberg County at (33.321173, -81.142289). U.S. Route 78 and U.S. Route 321 cross in Denm ...

, served by

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, the United States' railroad passenger system. It was originally used by the

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and the Southern Railway. Amtrak initiated service to the community on October 29, 1978, via the ''

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'' (New York–St. Petersburg). According to ''Amtrak NEWS'', the company's employee newsletter, Denmark was added to the schedule because there were no stop between

Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the capital of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 census, it is the second-largest city in South Carolina. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city ...

, and

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, although Denmark and the surrounding area had no sizable population.

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External links

Denmark Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
Amtrak stations in South Carolina Former Seaboard Air Line Railroad stations Former Southern Railway (U.S.) stations {{SouthCarolina-railstation-stub