Columbia station (South Carolina)

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Columbia, SC
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General information
Location850 Pulaski Street
Columbia, South Carolina
United States
Coordinates 33°59′39″N81°02′25″W / 33.9943°N 81.0403°W / 33.9943; -81.0403
Owned byCity of Columbia
Line(s) Columbia Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code Amtrak: CLB
History
Opened1991
Passengers
FY 202225,035 [1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Denmark
toward Miami
Silver Star Camden
toward New York

Columbia station is a train station in Columbia, South Carolina. It is served by Amtrak's Silver Star train. The street address is 850 Pulaski Street. The station opened in 1991, replacing the 1903-built Seaboard Air Line station two blocks east. [2]

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References

  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of South Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. "Columbia, SC (CLB)". Great American Stations. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
An Amtrak Vacationer stops at the former Seaboard Air Line Depot in 1972. Amtrak Vacationer at Columbia, South Carolina (1972).jpg
An Amtrak Vacationer stops at the former Seaboard Air Line Depot in 1972.