Elko (Amtrak station)

Elko
Amtrak inter-city rail station

Elko Station'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°WCoordinates: 40°50′11″N 115°45′01″W / 40.8364°N 115.7502°W
Owned by Union Pacific Railroad[2]
Line(s)
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 (2013) 9,657[3] Increase 17%
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, United States that is served daily by Amtrak's (the national railroad passenger system) California Zephyr, which runs once daily between Chicago, Illinois and Emeryville, California (in the San Francisco Bay Area).[Note 1] (The next western stop is in Winnemucca, Nevada and the next eastern stop is in Salt Lake City, Utah.)

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 (i.e., ticketing, restrooms, lounge, etc.).[2]

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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Elko, NV (ELK)". Amtrak. Retrieved 22 Aug 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Revitalizing America's Train Stations: Elko, NV (ELK)". Amtrak. Retrieved 22 Aug 2013.
  3. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of Nevada" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "California Zephyr" (PDF). Amtrak. 15 Jul 2013. p. 2. Retrieved 22 Aug 2013.

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