Elko station

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

Elko, NV
Elko's westbound passenger platform
General information
Location	1300 Water Street (westbound) 1301 Sharps Access Road (eastbound) Elko, Nevada 89801[1] United States
Coordinates	40.8364°N 115.7502°W / 40.8364; -115.7502
Owned by	Union Pacific Railroad[2]
Line(s)	Elko Subdivision
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	20 long term spaces[1]
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: ELK
History
Opened	1984
Passengers
FY 2023	6,172[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

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

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.^[6] 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^[7] was opened in October 1983 and the Amtrak station was relocated to serve the new tracks.^[5][8] The current shelters became the Amtrak depots by 1984.^[6]

Notes

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

1. "Elko, NV (ELK)". Amtrak. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
2. "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. Hanna, Stephanie (September 24, 1984). "Elko businesses glad railroad project over". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 2B. Retrieved November 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Trainweb - Elko". American Passenger Rail Heritage Foundation. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
7. 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.
8. 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.

External links

Media related to Elko (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Elko, NV – Amtrak
• Elko, NV – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Elko Amtrak Station (USA RailGuide - TrainWeb)
• Amtrak Photo Archive: Current Appearance Older Picture