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Florence, S.C. sole purpose was to be a terminus where several rail lines met. You might say that Florence was built so that one day the Avatar could get off the train there! The train station is still there.

Station Data:

Address

807 East Day Street
Florence, SC 29506

Map

Location

34.20 N, 79.76 W

Elevation

14m / 45ft

Population

30,248

Staff

Staffed

Open Hours

9:30am - 5:00am  Daily

Building

Year built unknown

Ridership

47,163 (FY2008)

Amtrak Trains:

Train Name Route

PALMETTO

[ New York, NY - Washington, DC - Florence, SC - Savannah, GA ]

SILVER METEOR

[ New York, NY - Florence, SC - Orlando, FL - Miami, FL ]


The following photos of the Old Railway Station were taken  on 23RD MARCH 2003
where Meher Baba got down to continue by car to Myrtle Beach



The information of the town and photos of the railway are courtesy of Louise Trask.