Green River (Amtrak station)
Encyclopedia
Green River is a train station
in Green River, Utah
. It is served by Amtrak
's California Zephyr
train. Originally built by the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, Amtrak did not use this depot until 1994. Prior to 1994, the Amtrak depot used for eastern Utah was the former Rio Grande depot in Thompson Springs
.
Of the four Utah stations served by Amtrak, Green River was the third busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 8 passengers daily.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in Green River, Utah
Green River, Utah
Green River is a city in Emery County, Utah, United States. The population was 973 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Green River is located at , on the banks of the Green River, after which the city is named. The San Rafael Swell region is to the west of Green River, while Canyonlands National Park...
. It is served by Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
's California Zephyr
California Zephyr
The California Zephyr is a long passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the midwestern and western United States.It runs from Chicago, Illinois, in the east to Emeryville, California, in the west, passing through the states of Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and California...
train. Originally built by the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, Amtrak did not use this depot until 1994. Prior to 1994, the Amtrak depot used for eastern Utah was the former Rio Grande depot in Thompson Springs
Thompson Springs, Utah
Thompson Springs, also known as Thompson, is a small census-designated place in central Grand County, Utah, United States. The population was 39 at the 2010 census. The town is just north of the east-west highway route shared by Interstate 70, U.S. Route 6 and U.S. Route 50, between Crescent...
.
Of the four Utah stations served by Amtrak, Green River was the third busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 8 passengers daily.
External links
- Green River(GRI); Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Green River Amtrak Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)