Elko station
Elko, NV | |||||||||||
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| Amtrak inter-city rail station | |||||||||||
 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°50′11″N 115°45′01″W / 40.8364°N 115.7502°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Union Pacific Railroad[2] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 20 long term spaces[1] | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | ELK | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2016 | 7,550[3]  6.2% | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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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
References
- ^ a b "Elko, NV (ELK)". Amtrak. Retrieved 22 Aug 2013.
- ^ a b "Revitalizing America's Train Stations: Elko, NV (ELK)". Amtrak. Retrieved 22 Aug 2013.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2016, State of Nevada" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "California Zephyr" (PDF). Amtrak. 15 Jul 2013. p. 2. Retrieved 22 Aug 2013.
- ^ "Trainweb - Elko". American Passenger Rail Heritage Foundation. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
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
- Elko, NV (ELK) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)
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