The Hartsville Railroad was a railroad that served eastern South Carolina in the late 19th century. The Hartsville Railroad Company was chartered by the

South Carolina General Assembly The South Carolina General Assembly, also called the South Carolina Legislature, is the state legislature of the U.S. state of South Carolina. The legislature is bicameral and consists of the lower South Carolina House of Representatives and t ...

in 1884, with the goal of constructing a line starting from

Hartsville, South Carolina Hartsville is the largest city in Darlington County, South Carolina, United States. It was chartered on December 11, 1891. The population was 7,764 at the 2010 census. Hartsville was chosen as an All-America City in 1996 and again in 2016. Harts ...

. The line was completed in 1889 and was acquired by the

Cheraw and Darlington Railroad The Cheraw and Darlington Railroad was a gauge shortline railroad that served South Carolina and, later, North Carolina, beginning before the American Civil War. The gauge was changed to in 1886. History The Cheraw and Darlington was chartered ...

in 1895. The Cheraw and Darlington was acquired by the

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was a United States Class I railroad formed in 1900, though predecessor railroads had used the ACL brand since 1871. In 1967 it merged with long-time rival Seaboard Air Line Railroad to form the Seaboard Coast L ...

in 1898.Carolinarails.org, Hartsville Railroad
/ref> The line became the Atlantic Coast Line's Hartsville Branch.

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Defunct South Carolina railroads Predecessors of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Railway companies established in 1889 Railway companies disestablished in 1895 1889 establishments in South Carolina 1895 disestablishments in South Carolina Hartsville, South Carolina 1895 mergers and acquisitions {{US-rail-transport-stub