Amtrak has completed station accessibility upgrades in Camden and Denmark, South Carolina, part of a broader push to bring more of its network into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Amtrak said the work covers Camden Station and the Denmark Railway Depot, both served twice daily by the Floridian route. In a release earlier this month, Amtrak said the upgrades are part of a nationwide effort to make stations more inclusive and easier for passengers with disabilities and families with small children.
The Camden project totaled $3.5 million and included a new 600-foot concrete boarding platform built eight inches above the top of the rail, along with accessible paths of travel, sloped walkways, safety barriers, full-platform LED lighting, detectable warning surfaces and updated signage.
In Denmark, Amtrak said it completed a $2.3 million project that included a new 280-foot concrete boarding platform built eight inches above the top of the rail, accessible routes between the platform and station building, sloped walkways, safety barriers, full-coverage LED lighting, detectable warning surfaces and updated signage.
Across its network, Amtrak said 19 stations were brought into ADA compliance in the 12 months ending Sept. 30, and another 50 stations are targeted for completion in the next year with a forecasted investment of $311 million. Amtrak said its ADA Stations Program is advancing 134 station designs and 66 station construction projects, with the goal of reaching full ADA compliance for Amtrak-responsible station components by 2029 using funding provided by Congress through the Federal Railroad Administration.
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