Lamy station

Lamy, NM
Lamy Amtrak/Santa Fe Southern station
General information
LocationSanta Fe County Road 33
152 Old Lamy Trail
Lamy, New Mexico
United States
Coordinates35°28′51″N 105°52′48″W / 35.4809°N 105.8800°W / 35.4809; -105.8800
Owned bySanta Fe Southern Railway, New Mexico Department of Transportation
Line(s)BNSF Glorieta Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus transport Amtrak Thruway to/from Santa Fe and Los Alamos
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: LMY
History
Opened1881
RebuiltDecember 1908–c. July 1909[1][2]
Passengers
FY 20238,327[3] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Albuquerque Southwest Chief Las Vegas
toward Chicago
Preceding station Santa Fe Southern Railway Following station
Santa Fe
Terminus
Sky Railway Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Twitchell Main Line Glorieta
toward Chicago
Santa Fe
Terminus
Santa Fe Branch Terminus
Location
Map

Lamy station is an Amtrak station at Santa Fe County Road 33, 152 Old Lamy Trail in Lamy, New Mexico, United States. It is served by the Southwest Chief. It is also the southern terminus for the Sky Railway.[4][5] The station was built in 1909 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.

Since the 1960s, the station has also served as the intercity link for the state capital of Santa Fe, 18 miles (29 km) to the north. Motorcoaches operating under the Amtrak Thruway brand, shuttle passengers between Lamy station, Santa Fe, with service continuing onto Los Alamos.[6]

  1. ^ "New Depot at Lamy and Santa Fe". Santa Fe New Mexican. December 12, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved January 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Work on New $25,000 Harvey Hotel at Lamy Will Begin Today; Another New Railway Station for Las Cruces". The Albuquerque Journal. July 12, 1909. p. 8. Retrieved January 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of New Mexico" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "Santa Fe Southern owner: End of line for tourist trains to Lamy". Santa Fe New Mexican. May 23, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  5. ^ Golightly, Chase (2021-11-19). "Sky Railway will roar back to life this December". KOB.com. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  6. ^ "Southwest Chief schedule" (PDF). Amtrak. May 30, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2022.

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