New Mexico Rail Runner Express

New Mexico Rail Runner Express
New Mexico Rail Runner Express
	New Mexico Rail Runner Express at La Bajada Hill
Overview
Owner	NMDOT
Locale	Albuquerque, New Mexico ; (metropolitan area)
Transit type	Commuter rail
Number of lines	1
Number of stations	15
Daily ridership	2,600 (weekdays, Q1 2024)
Annual ridership	584,400 (2023)
Website	riometro.org
Operation
Began operation	July 14, 2006
Operator(s)	Rio Metro,; Herzog Transit Services Inc.
Reporting marks	NMRX
Technical
System length	97 miles (156 km)
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Top speed	79 mph (130 km/h)
Route diagram
Route diagram
	Legend
	Fare Zone F
	Fare Zone E
	Santa Fe Southern Railway
	to Lamy
	Fare Zone E
	Fare Zone D
	Amtrak Southwest Chief
	to Chicago
	Fare Zone D
	Fare Zone C
	Fare Zone C
	Fare Zone B
	Fare Zone B
	Fare Zone A
	Amtrak Southwest Chief
	to Los Angeles
	All stations are accessible Sources
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The New Mexico Rail Runner Express (AAR reporting mark NMRX) is a commuter rail system serving the metropolitan areas of Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is administered by the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) and the Rio Metro Regional Transit District (Rio Metro), a regional transportation agency, while Herzog Transit Services currently^[when?] holds the contract for the operation and maintenance of the line & equipment. Phase I of the system, operating on an existing right-of-way from Belen to Bernalillo that NMDOT purchased from BNSF Railway, opened in July 2006. Phase II, the extension of the line to Santa Fe, opened in December 2008. Daily ridership, as of February 2019, was 2,200 trips per day. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 584,400, or about 2,600 per weekday as of the first quarter of 2024.

^ "Transit Ridership Report First Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
^ "News Release on Rail Runner website". Archived from the original on November 27, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2009.
^ Cite error: The named reference abqjournal-2006 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Stations". New Mexico Rail Runner. Retrieved March 18, 2008.
^ "Santa Fe Fares & Zones" (PDF). New Mexico Rail Runner. Retrieved December 3, 2008.

[APTAdaily-1] "Transit Ridership Report First Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.

[APTA_Ridership_Report-2] "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.

[3] "News Release on Rail Runner website". Archived from the original on November 27, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2009.

[abqjournal-2006-4] Cite error: The named reference abqjournal-2006 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] "Stations". New Mexico Rail Runner. Retrieved March 18, 2008.

[6] "Santa Fe Fares & Zones" (PDF). New Mexico Rail Runner. Retrieved December 3, 2008.

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