Clemson station

Clemson station is a train station in Clemson, South Carolina. It is served by the Crescent passenger train of Amtrak, the national passenger rail service. The station sits on the corner of Calhoun Memorial Highway and College Avenue in the heart of downtown Clemson. Clemson is situated on one of the nation's emerging high-speed rail corridors, known as the Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor or SEHSR.

Clemson, SC
Station building, built in 1916 and moved back from the right-of-way in 2001
General information
Location	1105 Tiger Boulevard Clemson, South Carolina United States
Coordinates	34.6910°N 82.8325°W / 34.6910; -82.8325
Owned by	City of Clemson
Line(s)	Greenville District
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Clemson Area Transit
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes; free
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	Amtrak: CSN
History
Opened	1916
Previous names	Calhoun
Original company	Southern Railway
Passengers
FY 2022	2,868[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Toccoa toward New Orleans Crescent Greenville toward New York
Former services Preceding station Southern Railway Following station Courtenay toward Birmingham Main Line Central toward Washington, D.C.

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. In 2016 the station closed for construction on a nearby intersection. An Amtrak Thruway bus transferred Clemson passengers to Greenville.[2]

Amtrak's Crescent resumed normal service at Clemson station on August 1, 2019.[3]