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Helper, UT
Entrance to the depot
Entrance to the depot Image: source and license
General information
Location1 Depot Street
Helper, Utah
United States
Coordinates39°41′02″N 110°51′14″W / 39.68389°N 110.85389°W
OwnerUnion Pacific Railroad
LineHelper Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking5 long term spaces,
5 short term spaces[1]
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: HER
History
Opened1881
Rebuilt1940
Passengers
FY 20252,302[2] (Amtrak)
Services

Helper station is a railroad station in Helper, Utah. It is served by Amtrak's California Zephyr, which runs once daily between Chicago, Illinois, and Emeryville, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area.[3] The station is owned by the Union Pacific Railroad and contains a passenger waiting area;[4] no services are provided (e.g., ticketing, checked baggage, etc.).[1]

History#edit

The station was originally built by the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad in 1881, and the current station building was constructed in 1940.[4]

Beginning in 1983, both the Desert Wind (with service from Chicago to Los Angeles) and the Pioneer (with service from Chicago to Seattle) previously stopped at the Helper station. Service by the Pioneer was dropped when that train was rerouted through Wyoming in 1991 (the train was later discontinued altogether in 1997). Service by the Desert Wind ended when Amtrak discontinued that train in 1997 (at the same time as the Pioneer was discontinued). Also in 1997, the Green River station replaced the former station in Thompson Springs as the next station to the east.

Notes#edit

  1. ^ a b "Helper, UT (HER)". amtrak.com. Amtrak. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  2. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal year 2025: State of Utah" (PDF). Amtrak. January 2026. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
  3. ^ As of 13 January 2014, the previous schedule continues with the westbound train (Route 5) scheduled to stop at 7:20 pm and the eastbound train (Route 6) scheduled to stop at 6:37 am. name="3">"California Zephyr" (PDF). amtrak.com. Amtrak. January 13, 2014. p. 2. Retrieved January 8, 2014.>
  4. ^ a b "Great American Stations: Helper, UT (HER)". greatamericanstations.com. Amtrak. Retrieved January 8, 2014.

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