New Mexico Rail Runner Overview
The New Mexico Rail Runner Express 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 2022, the system had a ridership of 439,200, or about 2,700 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2023.
New Mexico Rail Runner Train Symbols
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| Symbol
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Origin/Base
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Destination/Turn Location
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Frequency
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Departs
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| 101 Express
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Santa Fe
|
Albuquerque
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Monday-Friday
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17:04
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| 102 Express
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Belen
|
Santa Fe
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Monday-Friday
|
5:36
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| 104 Expres
|
Albuquerque
|
Santa Fe
|
Monday-Friday
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14:19
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| 501
|
Albuquerque
|
Belen
|
Monday-Friday
|
4:45
|
| 502
|
Santa Fe
|
Albuquerque
|
Monday-Friday
|
4:32
|
| 503
|
Albuquerque
|
Belen
|
Monday-Friday
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5:17
|
| 504
|
Santa Fe
|
Albuquerque
|
Monday-Friday
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5:02
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| 506
|
Belen
|
Santa Fe
|
Monday-Friday
|
6:35
|
| 507
|
Santa Fe
|
Belen
|
Monday-Friday
|
5:39
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| 508
|
Belen
|
Albuquerque
|
Monday-Friday
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8:04
|
| 509
|
Santa Fe
|
Belen
|
Monday-Friday
|
7:08
|
| 510
|
Albuquerque
|
Santa Fe
|
Monday-Friday
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9:35
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| 511
|
Santa Fe
|
Albuquerque
|
Monday-Friday
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10:11
|
| 512
|
Belen
|
Albuquerque
|
Monday-Friday
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9:45
|
| 513
|
Santa Fe
|
Belen
|
Monday-Friday
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13:02
|
| 514
|
Albuquerque
|
Santa Fe
|
Monday-Friday
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12:24
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| 515
|
Santa Fe
|
Belen
|
Monday-Friday
|
14:46
|
| 516
|
Belen
|
Santa Fe
|
Monday-Friday
|
15:35
|
| 517
|
Santa Fe
|
Belen
|
Monday-Friday
|
16:15
|
| 518
|
Albuquerque
|
Santa Fe
|
Monday-Friday
|
17:34
|
| 519
|
Santa Fe
|
Belen
|
Monday-Friday
|
17:30
|
| 520
|
Belen
|
Santa Fe
|
Monday-Friday
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17:51
|
| 521
|
Santa Fe
|
Albuquerque
|
Monday-Friday
|
18:46
|
| 522
|
Belen
|
Albuquerque
|
Monday-Friday
|
19:01
|
| 523
|
Santa Fe
|
Albuquerque
|
Monday-Friday
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21:00
|
| 524
|
Belen
|
Albuquerque
|
Monday-Friday
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20:03
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| 701
|
Albuquerque
|
Belen
|
Sunday
|
6:30
|
| 702
|
Belen
|
Santa Fe
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Saturday/Sunday
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7:24
|
| 703
|
Albuquerque
|
Belen
|
Saturday
|
8:21
|
| 704
|
Belen
|
Santa Fe
|
Saturday
|
9:20
|
| 705
|
Santa Fe
|
Belen
|
Saturday/Sunday
|
10:30
|
| 706
|
Belen
|
Santa Fe
|
Saturday/Sunday
|
12:30
|
| 707
|
Santa Fe
|
Albuquerque
|
Sunday
|
12:57
|
| 708
|
Albuquerque
|
Santa Fe
|
Saturday/Sunday
|
15:11
|
| 709
|
Santa Fe
|
Belen
|
Saturday/Sunday
|
15:03
|
| 710
|
Belen
|
Santa Fe
|
Saturday/Sunday
|
17:40
|
| 711
|
Albuquerque
|
Belen
|
Saturday
|
18:51
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| 712
|
Belen
|
Santa Fe
|
Saturday
|
19:43
|
| 713
|
Santa Fe
|
Albuquerque
|
Saturday/Sunday
|
18:03
|
| 714
|
Belen
|
Albuquerque
|
Saturday
|
23:35
|
| 715
|
Santa Fe
|
Belen
|
Saturday
|
20:10
|
| 717
|
Santa Fe
|
Albuquerque
|
Saturday
|
22:14
|
| 719
|
Santa Fe
|
Albuquerque
|
Sunday
|
20:10
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New Mexico Rail Runner Locomotives
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