It is served by one daily train in each direction on the California Zephyr.

The Central Pacific Railroad reached Winnemucca on September 16, 1868, and the first train arrived to the town on October 1.

[4] Amtrak took over intercity passenger rail service in the United States in May 1971 and service to Winnemucca continued on the City of San Francisco (later renamed San Francisco Zephyr, and later California Zephyr).

In early 2012, a 550-foot-long (170 m) accessible platform and a brick station building were constructed for the station as part of a $1.26 million project (equivalent to $1.67 million today).

[2] Media related to Winnemucca station at Wikimedia Commons This Nevada train station-related article is a stub.