Green River station (Utah)

Green River station is a train station in Green River, Utah. It is served by Amtrak's California Zephyr, which runs once daily between Chicago and Emeryville, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The station has a platform and bus-stop style shelter and no services.^[1]

Green River, UT
Green River station in August 2023
General information
Location	250 South Broadway Green River, Utah United States
Coordinates	38°59′32″N 110°09′55″W
Owned by	Union Pacific Railroad[1]
Line(s)	UP Green River Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	20 long term spaces, 5 short term spaces[2]
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: GRI
Passengers
FY 2023	2,123[3] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Helper toward Emeryville California Zephyr Grand Junction toward Chicago
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Helper toward Emeryville California Zephyr Grand Junction toward Chicago Helper toward Los Angeles Desert Wind Helper toward Seattle Pioneer Before 1991 reroute Preceding station Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Following station Mounds toward Ogden Moffat Tunnel Route Cisco toward Denver Royal Gorge Route Helper toward Oakland California Zephyr Grand Junction toward Chicago
Location

History

The former train depot in Thompson Springs, last used in 1997

The station was originally built by the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad in the mid-twentieth century and called the "Blake Station".^[1] It is now owned by the Union Pacific Railroad.^[1]

Amtrak took over most intercity passenger service on May 1, 1971. However, the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RGW) opted to continue to privately operate its Rio Grande Zephyr. In 1983, facing heavy losses, the D&RGW agreed to allow Amtrak to reroute the San Francisco Zephyr over its Moffat Tunnel Route mainline. A mudslide severed the line on April 14, 1983, ending Rio Grande Zephyr service west of Grand Junction, Colorado. After the line was rebuilt, Amtrak's newly renamed California Zephyr began operating over the D&RGW on July 16, 1983, with stops at both Thompson Springs and Green River. The Green River stop was eliminated along with lightly used stops at Bond and Rifle in Colorado on October 30, 1983.^[4]

On May 11, 1997, Amtrak closed Thompson station and reopened Green River with a handicapped-accessible platform. The Desert Wind and Pioneer sections of the California Zephyr were eliminated the same day.^[4] The Thompson station building was later removed.

References

1. "Green River, UT (GRI)". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
2. "Green River, UT (GRI)". Amtrak. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
3. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Utah" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
4. Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. pp. 144, 155. ISBN 978-0-253-34705-3.

External links

Media related to Green River station (Utah) at Wikimedia Commons

• Green River, UT – Amtrak
• Green River, UT – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Green River Amtrak Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)