Elko station

Elko station is a train station in Elko, Nevada. It is served by Amtrak's California Zephyr.[Note 1]

Elko, NV
Amtrak inter-city rail station
Elko's westbound passenger platform
Location1300 Water Street
(westbound)
1301 Sharps Access Road
(eastbound)
Elko, Nevada 89801[1]
United States
Coordinates40.8364°N 115.7502°W / 40.8364; -115.7502
Owned byUnion Pacific Railroad[2]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking20 long term spaces[1]
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeELK
History
Opened1984
Passengers
20188,656[3]  19.9%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Winnemucca
toward Emeryville
 California Zephyr Salt Lake City
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Western Pacific Railroad Following station
Winnemucca
towards Oakland
 California Zephyr Wendover
towards Chicago
Carlin
towards Oakland
 Feather River Route Halleck
towards Salt Lake City
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Palisade
toward Oakland Pier
 Overland Route Cobre
toward Ogden
Location
Elko, NV
Location of Elko Station within Nevada

The westbound platform is accessed from Water Street via 11th Street and the eastbound platform is accessed from Sharp Access Road via 12th Street (Water Street cannot be accessed directly from 12th Street). The station is owned by the Union Pacific Railroad and contains two enclosed shelters on two platforms, one on each side of the pair of tracks for each direction of travel. There are no services provided at the station (e.g., ticketing, restrooms, lounge, etc.).[2]

History

Originally Elko was served by two train depots along two separate lines that ran through the down town area. As the two lines were operated in a directional running setup, westbound trains used the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) depot at 684 Railroad Street and eastbound trains used the Western Pacific Railroad (WP) depot at the corner of 3rd street and Silver street. In the 1980s both railroad tracks were relocated south of the downtown area and the current shelters became the Amtrak depots in 1984.[5]

Notes
  1. As of 1 Jan 2020, the westbound train (Route 5) is scheduled to stop at 3:03 am and the eastbound train (Route 6) is scheduled to stop at 9:31 pm.[4]

References
  1. "Elko, NV (ELK)". Amtrak. Retrieved 22 Aug 2013.
  2. "Revitalizing America's Train Stations: Elko, NV (ELK)". Amtrak. Retrieved 22 Aug 2013.
  3. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2018, State of Nevada" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  4. "California Zephyr" (PDF). Amtrak. 20 Jul 2017. p. 2. Retrieved 1 Jan 2020.
  5. "Trainweb - Elko". American Passenger Rail Heritage Foundation. Retrieved March 13, 2017.

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