- Clemson (Amtrak station)
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Clemson 
Station building, built in 1916 and moved back from the right-of-way in 2001Station statistics Address Calhoun Memorial Highway and College Avenue
Clemson, SCCoordinates 34°41′28″N 82°49′57″W / 34.6910°N 82.8325°WCoordinates: 34°41′28″N 82°49′57″W / 34.6910°N 82.8325°W Lines Connections Clemson Area Transit Tracks 1 Parking Yes; free Baggage check No Other information Opened 1916 Code CSN Owned by City of Clemson Traffic Passengers (2010) 6,941[1] 
16%Services Preceding station Amtrak Following station toward New OrleansCrescent toward New York CityThe Clemson Amtrak Station, located in Clemson, South Carolina, is served by the Crescent passenger train. The station sits on the corner of Calhoun Memorial Highway and College Avenue, in the heart of downtown Clemson. The station was originally erected by the Southern Railway in 1916. In the early 1960s, R.C. Edwards, then Clemson University president, convinced D.W. Brosnan, president of the Southern at the time, to prefer Clemson over Seneca as the main station for the area. On January 31, 1979, the Southern discontinued passenger service, turning operations of the Crescent over to Amtrak. Clemson is situated on one of the nation's emerging high-speed rail corridors, known as the Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor or SEHSR.
Of the 11 South Carolina stations served by Amtrak, Clemson was the eighth-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 19 passengers daily.[2]
References
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of South Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/SOUTHCAROLINA10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of South Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/SOUTHCAROLINA10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
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