Spartanburg station

Spartanburg
Location 290 Magnolia Street
Spartanburg, SC
Coordinates 34°57′13″N 81°56′15″W / 34.9535°N 81.9375°W / 34.9535; -81.9375Coordinates: 34°57′13″N 81°56′15″W / 34.9535°N 81.9375°W / 34.9535; -81.9375
Owned by City of Spartanburg
Line(s)
  Crescent
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Parking Yes; free
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code SPB
History
Opened 1904
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 4,545[1] Increase 2.1%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward New Orleans
Crescent

Spartanburg is a train station in Spartanburg, South Carolina, served by Amtrak's Crescent train. It is located at 290 Magnolia Street, within walking distance of Wofford College, the Spartanburg County government administration building, and the Donald S. Russell Federal Building, which includes the federal courthouse for the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.

The Spartanburg station was originally a Union Station built in 1904 by the Southern Railway, and also served the Clinchfield Railroad and the Charleston & Western Carolina Railway. In recent years, the station was slowly dismantled, and in 1996 was damaged in a fire. One week after the fire, a teenaged boy launched a crusade to save the station through letters, editorials and meetings with local politicians. The station was eventually restored, and today also serves double duty as the Spartanburg Convention Center and Visitors Bureau.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of South Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Spartanburg, SC (SPB) -- Great American Stations (Amtrak)


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