The station is popular with passengers traveling in both directions between Northern California and Reno. The previous year, the station served 78,827 passengers, or about 216 per day.
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 tracks are placed below ground level as they pass through the heart of 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 is located at 280 North Center Street in downtown Reno. It is also served by Amtrak Thruway routes to Sacramento.ĭescription The back of the depot with escalator to the depressed tracks Reno station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Reno, Nevada, served by the California Zephyr train.