Reno station

Reno station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Reno, Nevada, served by the California Zephyr train. It is also served by Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach routes to Sacramento.

Reno, NV
Amtrak inter-city rail station
Front side, 2014
Location280 Commercial Row
Reno, Nevada 89501[1]
United States
Owned byStructure: City of Reno
Trackage: Union Pacific Railroad
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGrade separated
ParkingNone
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeRNO
History
Opened1868
Rebuilt1926
2007
Passengers
201776,725[2]  9.08%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Truckee
toward Emeryville
 California Zephyr Winnemucca
toward Chicago
Sparks
closed in 2009
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Verdi
toward Oakland Pier
 Overland Route Sparks
toward Ogden
Preceding station Virginia and Truckee Railroad Following station
Terminus Main Line Andersons
toward Virginia City
Reno Southern Pacific Railroad Depot
Site of station in Nevada
Reno station (the United States)
Location280 Commercial Row
Reno, Nevada
Coordinates39.5287°N 119.8116°W / 39.5287; -119.8116
Built1926
ArchitectRyberg-Sorensen
Southern Pacific RR
Architectural styleMission/Spanish Revival
NRHP reference No.12000929
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 2012

Description
The back of the depot with escalator to the depressed tracks

The station is located at 280 North Center Street in downtown Reno. The tracks are owned by the Union Pacific Railroad, while the station and platform are owned by the city of Reno. The station does not have a parking lot. The tracks are placed below ground level as they pass through the heart of downtown Reno. As of 2014, the station was served by the once-daily California Zephyr, running between Chicago and Emeryville, California (in the San Francisco Bay Area).[Note 1]. The previous year, the station served 78,827 passengers,[2] or about 216 per day. The station is very popular with passengers traveling in both directions between Northern California and Reno.

Three Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach routes, two originating at the station and one at the Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks, connect the station to Sacramento.

History
The Salt Lake Daily Telegraph ad dated May 17, 1869

A depot has existed at this location since the First Transcontinental Railroad arrived in Reno in 1868. A series of wooden depots built by the Central Pacific Railroad burned down. The current stucco depot was built by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1926.[4] The Southern Pacific Depot was also used by the Virginia & Truckee Railroad until 1950, when the railroad ceased operations. The Western Pacific Railroad historically provided service to Reno, but never used this station, instead using the (now disused for rail service) Nevada-California-Oregon Railroad Depot, a few blocks to the east.

The station was enlarged in 2007 as part of the ReTRAC project, which grade separated the tracks to mostly eliminate street running in downtown Reno. In the process of excavating around the depot, many artifacts from Reno's past were discovered including a long filled-in pedestrian tunnel and a previously unknown basement at a former masonic lodge. Many items from the excavation are on display in the station lobby, including an old cistern used by the fire department, a horse watering fountain, Native American artifacts, and several bottles dating as far back as the 1860s. As part of the renovation, Amtrak moved most of its operations to a glass-enclosed addition near the trench, though passengers can still use the original waiting area.

On December 4, 2012, it was announced that the station would be placed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]

See also

Notes
  1. As of 13 January 2014, the westbound train (Route 5) is scheduled to stop at 9:36 am and the eastbound train (Route 6) is scheduled to stop at 4:06 pm.[3]

References
  1. "Reno, NV (RNO)". amtrak.com. Amtrak. Retrieved 3 Jan 2014.
  2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Nevada" (PDF). amtrak.com. Amtrak. Nov 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  3. "California Zephyr" (PDF). amtrak.com. Amtrak. 13 Jan 2014. p. 2. Retrieved 3 Jan 2014.
  4. Reno Historical Team. "Reno Southern Pacific Railroad Depot". University of Nevada Special Collections. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  5. "Reno's Southern Pacific/Amtrak on Nat'l Register for Historic Places". KTVN Channel 2 News. 4 Dec 2012. Retrieved 3 Jan 2014.

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