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°50′11″N 115°45′01″W / 40.8364°N 115.7502°W / 40.8364; -115.7502
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	Amtrak: ELK
History
Opened	1984
Passengers
FY 2022	4,894 [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
Elko, NV 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

References

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

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