Yemassee station is an Amtrak train stop in Yemassee, South Carolina. Located at 15 Wall Street (erroneously listed as 9 Main Street on the ''Amtrak'' timetable and the ''Amtrak'' official website), the station consists of a covered platform on the northwest side of the northeast-southwest tracks, a small parking lot, and a building. The building is mostly boarded up, but it does have a small waiting room for Amtrak passengers. It also contains a freight depot. Both the station and the freight house were originally built by the Charleston and Western Carolina Railway. The current station house was built around 1955 as a replacement for several other stations in the past. The station was later run by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.
Yemassee is served by the ''Palmetto (Amtrak), Palmetto'' and ''Silver Meteor'' trains of Amtrak's ''Silver Service''. Both trains pass through Yemassee, near the growing towns of Beaufort, South Carolina, Beaufort and Hilton Head, South Carolina, Hilton Head, at roughly the same times of the day; the northbound ''Palmetto'' and southbound ''Silver Meteor'' do so in the morning, while the southbound ''Palmetto'' and northbound ''Silver Meteor'' come through in the evening.
From 1915 to 1965, the Yemassee station was the first place where potential United States Marines recruits stopped before reaching Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. Many Marines that fought in wars and conflicts spanning World War I through Vietnam began their careers at the train station.
The town is in the process of purchasing the station from Amtrak as part of a local revitalization effort.
Image gallery
File:US Marine with recruits at Yemassee Train Station, Date Unknown.jpg, A U.S. Marine with recruits at Yemassee train station, date unknown.
File:Yemassee_Receiving_Station.jpg, Yemassee used to be a receiving station for recruits when they left for Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, SC.
File:Yemassee_Train_Station_Plaque.jpg, Marine Corps plaque for Yemassee Train Station.
References
External links
Yemassee Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide – Train Web)
Amtrak stations in South Carolina
Buildings and structures in Beaufort County, South Carolina
Former Atlantic Coast Line Railroad stations, Y
Transportation in Beaufort County, South Carolina
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