Reno station

The Reno station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Reno, Nevada, served by the California Zephyr train and multiple-frequency daily Thruway Motorcoach service.DescriptionThe 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).. The previous year, the station served 78,827 passengers, or about 216 per day.HistoryA 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. 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 depot – instead using the (now disused for rail service) Nevada-California-Oregon Railroad Depot, a few blocks to the east.