New Mexico Rail Runner Express

New Mexico Rail Runner Express
New Mexico Rail Runner Express at La Bajada Hill
Overview
OwnerNMDOT
LocaleAlbuquerque, New Mexico
(metropolitan area)
Transit typeCommuter rail
Number of lines1
Number of stations15
Daily ridership2,600 (weekdays, Q1 2025)
Annual ridership773,900 (2024)
Websiteriometro.org
Operation
Began operationJuly 14, 2006
Operator(s)Rio Metro,
Herzog Transit Services Inc.
Reporting marksNMRX
Technical
System length97 miles (156 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Top speed79 mph (130 km/h)
Route diagram

Santa Fe Depot
South Capitol
Zia Road
Fare Zone F
Fare Zone E
Santa Fe County/NM 599
Fare Zone E
Fare Zone D
Kewa Pueblo
Fare Zone D
Fare Zone C
Sandoval County/US 550
Downtown Bernalillo
Fare Zone C
Fare Zone B
Sandia Pueblo
Los Ranchos/Journal Center
Montaño
Downtown Albuquerque
Lobo Special Events Platform
Bernalillo County/International Sunport
Isleta Pueblo
Fare Zone B
Fare Zone A
Rio Grande
Los Lunas
Belen
All stations are accessible

Sources

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 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 2024, the system had a ridership of 773,900, or about 2,600 per weekday as of the first quarter of 2025.