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Spartanburg station

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Owned by
  
City of Spartanburg

Tracks
  
2

Disabled access
  
Yes

Phone
  
+1 800-872-7245

Line(s)
  
Crescent

Parking
  
Yes; free

Opened
  
1904

Platforms in use
  
1

Spartanburg station

Location
  
290 Magnolia Street Spartanburg, SC

Address
  
290 Magnolia St, Spartanburg, SC 29303, USA

Similar
  
Greenville, Gastonia, Clemson, Charlotte, Salisbury Southern

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.

References

Spartanburg station Wikipedia