Dillon 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.

Dillon, SC
Amtrak inter-city rail station
Dillon station in April 2018.
Location	100 North Railroad Avenue Dillon, SC 29536
Coordinates	34.4176°N 79.3722°W
Line(s)	South End Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Station code	DIL
History
Opened	1893 (Freight) 1904 (Passenger)
Passengers
2013	9,456[1]  8.1%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Florence toward Savannah Palmetto Fayetteville toward New York
Former services Preceding station Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Following station Latta toward Tampa Main Line Rowland toward Richmond

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

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of South Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
2. "Dillon ACL Depot, including 1971 SCL Depot photograph (South Carolina Railroad Structures)". Archived from the original on 2004-02-25. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
3. "Southern Amtrak passenger train scheduled". News-Tribune. April 11, 1976. Retrieved 2011-07-04.

External links

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

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