Elko station is a

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Elko, Nevada Elko (Shoshoni: Natakkoa, "Rocks Piled on One Another") is the largest city in and county seat of Elko County, Nevada, United States. With a 2020 population of 20,564, Elko is currently growing at a rate of 0.31% annually and its population has i ...

. It is served by

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''. 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

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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.).

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

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setup, westbound trains used the

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(SP) depot at 684 Railroad Street and eastbound trains used the

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(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.

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External links

Elko Amtrak Station (USA RailGuide - TrainWeb)
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Amtrak stations in Nevada Buildings and structures in Elko County, Nevada Former Southern Pacific Railroad stations in Nevada Former Western Pacific Railroad stations Transportation in Elko County, Nevada Elko, Nevada Railway stations in the United States opened in 1984 {{Nevada-railstation-stub