Winnemucca station

Railway station in Winnemucca, Nevada, United States

40°58′10″N 117°43′53″W / 40.96944°N 117.73139°W / 40.96944; -117.73139Owned byUnion Pacific Railroad^[2]Platforms1 side platformTracks2ConstructionParking4 long term spaces^[1]AccessibleYesOther informationStation codeAmtrak: WNNHistoryOpened1868Rebuilt1993
2012PassengersFY 20223,007^[3] (Amtrak) Services

Preceding station	Amtrak			Following station
Reno toward Emeryville		California Zephyr		Elko toward Chicago

Former services

Preceding station	Southern Pacific Railroad			Following station
Hazen toward Oakland Pier		Overland Route		Battle Mountain toward Ogden

Location

Winnemucca station is an Amtrak train station in Winnemucca, Nevada. It is served by one daily train in each direction on the California Zephyr.

History

The Salt Lake Daily Telegraph ad dated May 17, 1869

The Central Pacific Railroad reached Winnemucca on September 16, 1868, and the first train arrived to the town on October 1. The line was later acquired by the Southern Pacific Railroad. The first transcontinental train rolled through on May 11, 1869.^[4] Amtrak took over intercity passenger rail service in the United States in May 1971 and service to Winnemucca continued on the City of San Francisco (later renamed San Francisco Zephyr, and later California Zephyr).

A small shelter was installed in 1993. In early 2012, a 550-foot-long (170 m) accessible platform and a brick station building were constructed for the station as part of a $1.26 million project (equivalent to $1.67 million today).^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Winnemucca, NV (WNN)". Amtrak. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Great American Stations: Winnemucca, NV (WNN)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.
^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Nevada" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
^ Marden, J. P. (2005). "The History of Winnemucca" (PDF). Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2013.