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Elko station

Coordinates: 40°50′11″N 115°45′01″W / 40.8364°N 115.7502°W / 40.8364; -115.7502
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Elko, NV
Elko's westbound passenger platform
General information
Location1300 Water Street
(westbound)
1301 Sharps Access Road
(eastbound)
Elko, Nevada 89801[1]
United States
Coordinates40°50′11″N 115°45′01″W / 40.8364°N 115.7502°W / 40.8364; -115.7502
Owned byUnion Pacific Railroad[2]
Line(s)Elko Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking20 long term spaces[1]
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: ELK
History
Opened1984
Passengers
FY 20236,172[3] (Amtrak)
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
Map

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

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Elko was originally served by two train depots along two separate lines that ran through the downtown area.[5] 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.[citation needed] The federal government funded a $43.5 million project to relocate the railroads to a grade-separated corridor along the Humboldt River, which was also rechanneled. The 2.8-mile (4.5 km) railroad corridor[6] was opened in October 1983 and the Amtrak station was relocated to serve the new tracks.[5][7] The current shelters became the Amtrak depots in 1984.[8]

Notes

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  1. ^ As of January 1, 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

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  1. ^ a b "Elko, NV (ELK)". Amtrak. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Revitalizing America's Train Stations: Elko, NV (ELK)". Amtrak. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  3. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Nevada" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "California Zephyr" (PDF). Amtrak. July 20, 2017. p. 2. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  5. ^ a b Hanna, Stephanie (September 24, 1984). "Elko businesses glad railroad project over". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 2B. Retrieved November 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ McMillan, Doug (November 13, 1983). "Elko: finally on the right side of the tracks". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 7C. Retrieved November 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ McMillan, Doug (September 11, 1983). "Elko: where you never need worry about catching a train". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 1C. Retrieved November 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Trainweb - Elko". American Passenger Rail Heritage Foundation. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
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