Charleston, South Carolina (Amtrak station)

North Charleston
Station statistics
Address	4565 Gaynor Avenue North Charleston, SC 29405
Coordinates	32°52′29″N 79°59′53″W / 32.87472°N 79.99806°W / 32.87472; -79.99806Coordinates: 32°52′29″N 79°59′53″W / 32.87472°N 79.99806°W / 32.87472; -79.99806
Lines	Palmetto   Silver Meteor
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Other information
Opened	1956
Accessible
Code	CHS
Owned by	CSX
Traffic
Passengers (2010)	79,806[1]  15.88%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Yemassee toward Savannah Palmetto Kingstree toward New York City Yemassee toward Miami Silver Meteor     Former services     Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Ravenel toward Tampa Union Station Main Line Monks Corner toward Richmond Broad Street Station

The Charleston Amtrak station is a train station located in North Charleston, South Carolina, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. The North Charleston station was originally built by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in 1956, after a fire destroyed Charleston Union Station in 1947.^[2]

The station is planned to be replaced by a new intermodal station, the North Charleston Intermodal Transportation Center, located west of the current facility, near the Charleston International Airport. Construction began in September 2007, and the project has received seven million US dollars in funding.^[2]

Of the 11 South Carolina stations served by Amtrak, Charleston was the busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 220 passengers daily.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of South Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/SOUTHCAROLINA10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-1-6. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "North Charleston Intermodal Station Gains Funding". Great American Stations (Amtrak). http://www.greatamericanstations.com/station-news/north-charleston-intermodal-station. Retrieved 16 October 2010. 
3. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of South Carolina" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/SOUTHCAROLINA10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-1-6. 

External links

• Amtrak – Stations – North Charleston, SC
• Charleston Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)