Dillon station

Dillon
Dillon Amtrak station from the intersection of West Main Street and North Railroad Avenue.
Location	100 North Railroad Avenue Dillon, SC 29536
Coordinates	34°25′03″N 79°22′20″W / 34.4176°N 79.3722°W / 34.4176; -79.3722Coordinates: 34°25′03″N 79°22′20″W / 34.4176°N 79.3722°W / 34.4176; -79.3722
Line(s)	Palmetto
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Station code	DIL
History
Opened	1893 (Freight) 1904 (Passenger)
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	9,456[1]  8.1%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Florence toward Savannah Palmetto Fayetteville toward New York City   Former services   Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Latta toward Tampa Union Station Main Line Rowland toward Richmond Broad Street Station

Dillon is a train station in Dillon, South Carolina, served by Amtrak, the United States' railroad passenger system. It was originally built by the Florence Railroad in 1893, but only as a freight station. Once the railroad was consolidated into the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in 1898, the passenger station was opened in 1904. The station survived the merger of the Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line Railroads into the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad in 1967, only to terminate passenger service in 1971.^[2] Amtrak service to Dillon began on June 15, 1976, with the introduction of the Palmetto.^[3] The four-faced station clock also contains two Fahrenheit thermometers.

Gallery

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  The clock doubles as a thermometer
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  Historic plaque
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  Monument to the Mayors of Dillon
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  Railroad crossing and CSX Railroad trucks

References

External links

• Media related to Dillon (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Amtrak – Stations – Dillon, SC
• Dillon Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Dillon, SC (DIL) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)