Amtrak Train Station Columbia, South Carolina (CLB) stands at 850 Pulaski St, Columbia, SC 29201, in the Congaree Vista district about three miles from downtown and within walking distance of the University of South Carolina campus. The daily Floridian serves the station, the train Amtrak created on 10 November 2024 by merging the Silver Star with the Capitol Limited, with Denmark and Camden as the neighbouring stops. Amtrak recorded 31,084 passengers at CLB in fiscal year 2025, a comparatively high total for a station with one train a day in each direction.
Columbia — Live Arrivals & Departures
Updated 2 minutes ago · Times are localColumbia Amtrak Station Contact Details
The numbers below are Amtrak’s national lines. The City of Columbia owns the station, whereas CSX owns the railway through it, the Columbia Subdivision, so responsibility for the building and for train operations lies in different hands. Because a single train serves the station each day in each direction, checking its status before setting out matters more here than at a corridor station.
| Station: | Columbia Station |
| Station Code: | CLB |
| Contact Number: | +1 800-872-7245 |
| Email: | etickets@amtrak.com |
| Lost and Found: | +1 800-872-7245 / +1 833-391-0338 |
| Police: | +1-800-331-0008 |
| Working Hours: | Not published by Amtrak — confirm before travel |
| Nearby Airport: | Columbia Metropolitan Airport |
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Services Provided by Amtrak at CLB Station
Amtrak lists Columbia as a station building with a waiting room. The building opened on 15 January 1991, built in steel with a cupola, and it replaced a 1904 Seaboard Air Line station about two blocks east. The station is listed as accessible. The sources consulted do not confirm a staffed ticket office or checked-baggage service at CLB, therefore those should be verified with Amtrak rather than assumed.
| Restrooms — not listed by Amtrak | Elevators — not listed by Amtrak | Ticketing office — not listed by Amtrak |
| Support for unaccompanied minors — not listed by Amtrak | Baggage checking — not listed by Amtrak | ATM — not listed by Amtrak |
| Staff support — not listed by Amtrak | Bike boxes on purchase — not listed by Amtrak | Ski Bags (on purchase) — not listed by Amtrak |
| Baggage assistance — not listed by Amtrak | Nearby parking lots — not listed by Amtrak | Accessible platform, restroom, ticket office, seating, and water fountain — station listed as accessible by Amtrak |
| Wheelchair Lift — not listed by Amtrak | Wheelchairs — not listed by Amtrak | Restaurants — none listed by Amtrak at the station |
Columbia Amtrak Station Layout Map
One side platform serves two CSX tracks, which keeps the layout simple despite the station’s position in a state capital. The 1904 predecessor still stands nearby, converted to restaurant use and listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1983 as part of the West Gervais Street Historic District. The map below shows the present building on Pulaski Street.
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Baggage & Luggage Rules
Checked-baggage arrangements at Columbia Station (CLB) are not confirmed by the sources used for this page, so passengers should check with Amtrak when booking rather than rely on a published list. The Floridian is a long-distance train, which means its luggage rules differ from those of corridor services.
Food, Lounges & Restrooms
The waiting room is the facility Amtrak lists at Columbia, and no lounge or station cafe appears in its published description. Because the station stands about three miles from downtown Columbia, places to eat are not within easy walking distance, whereas the university campus lies closer.
How to Reach the Station
Pulaski Street lies in the Congaree Vista, between downtown Columbia and the Congaree River. The university campus is within walking distance, which is the most useful landmark for passengers arriving without a car. Taxi and rideshare pick-up happens at the station entrance, and the sources consulted list no scheduled local bus connection at the station itself.
Nearby Airports
Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is the city’s commercial airport and the nearest to the station, lying west of Columbia in Lexington County. It carries mainly domestic connections to larger hubs. Rail and air serve different purposes here, since the Floridian runs north toward Washington and on to Chicago and south toward Florida.
Hotels Near Station
No hotel is affiliated with Columbia Station (CLB). Because the station is about three miles from the city centre, reaching downtown lodging involves a short road journey, and the properties nearest the station are those serving the university area. Current rates and availability should be checked through a booking service.
Columbia Amtrak Station is a 1991 building with a waiting room and an accessible platform, served once a day in each direction by the Floridian. Its ridership is substantial for a single-train station, which reflects the size of Columbia rather than the facilities on offer.
FAQs
The station is situated at 850 Pulaski St, Columbia, SC 29201, United States.
Amtrak does not publish staffed hours for Columbia, so these should be confirmed before travel. One Floridian serves the station in each direction each day.
Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is the nearest airport to the station.
Checked baggage at Columbia is not confirmed by the sources consulted, therefore it should be checked with Amtrak when booking.
Amtrak lists Columbia as a station building with a waiting room, opened in 1991 with a cupola and standing about three miles from downtown. No restaurant, ATM or lounge is listed.
Columbia is listed as accessible. Amtrak publishes no details of lifts or wheelchair assistance, so assistance should be arranged in advance.