Sparks station
Sparks | ||||||||||||||||
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| Former Amtrak inter-city rail station | ||||||||||||||||
.jpg) A westbound California Zephyr at Sparks, 1998. | ||||||||||||||||
| Location |
Nugget Avenue, east of 11th Street SP/UP Rail Yard Sparks, Nevada 89431 United States | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°31′54″N 119°45′07″W / 39.5316°N 119.7519°WCoordinates: 39°31′54″N 119°45′07″W / 39.5316°N 119.7519°W | |||||||||||||||
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| Platforms |
1 side platform 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | SPR | |||||||||||||||
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| Closed | May 2009 | |||||||||||||||
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  Location of former Sparks Station within Nevada | ||||||||||||||||
The Sparks station is a former train station in Sparks, Nevada, that closed in 2009. Prior to closing, it was served daily by Amtrak's (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) California Zephyr, which runs once daily between Chicago, Illinois, and Emeryville, California (in the San Francisco Bay Area). Although the California Zephyr still passes through Sparks, it does not stop any longer.
In May 2009, the station was closed because of its proximity to Reno. Safety issues also played a part, as the former station was in a freight yard and what appears to be the station building is actually a Union Pacific yard office.
External links
Media related to Sparks (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Amtrak – Stations – Sparks, NV
- Sparks Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- TrainWeb)
- Sparks Amtrak Station at RailCards.com
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