Elko station

Elko, NV
Amtrak inter-city rail station
Elko's westbound passenger platform
Location 1300 Water Street
(westbound)
1301 Sharps Access Road
(eastbound)
Elko, Nevada 89801[1]
United States
Coordinates 40°50′11″N 115°45′01″W / 40.8364°N 115.7502°W / 40.8364; -115.7502Coordinates: 40°50′11″N 115°45′01″W / 40.8364°N 115.7502°W / 40.8364; -115.7502
Owned by Union Pacific Railroad[2]
Line(s)
  California Zephyr
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Parking 20 long term spaces[1]
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code ELK
Traffic
Passengers (2016) 7,550[3] Decrease 6.2%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Emeryville
California Zephyr
toward Chicago
Location
Location of the Elko Station
Location of Elko Station within Nevada

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

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 15 July 2013, 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. 1 2 "Elko, NV (ELK)". Amtrak. Retrieved 22 Aug 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Revitalizing America's Train Stations: Elko, NV (ELK)". Amtrak. Retrieved 22 Aug 2013.
  3. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2016, State of Nevada" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "California Zephyr" (PDF). Amtrak. 15 Jul 2013. p. 2. Retrieved 22 Aug 2013.
  5. ↑ "Trainweb - Elko". American Passenger Rail Heritage Foundation. Retrieved March 13, 2017.

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