page_title: New Mexico Rail Runner Express
hierarchical_section_title: New Mexico Rail Runner Express
caption_attribution_description: English: The New Mexico Roadrunner is a train that runs from Belen to Santa Fe Français&#160;: Le train "New Mexico Roadrunner" parcourt, au Nouveau-Mexique, le trajet entre Belen et Santa Fe
context_page_description: 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 and the Rio Metro Regional Transit District, 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.
  Peak ridership took place in 2010, and has since declined each year. Daily ridership, as of February 2019, was 2,200 trips per day.
  Rail Runner service was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and remains suspended as of August. Rio Metro has continued to run empty trains along the route in order to maintain readiness of the vehicles and crew.
context_section_description: The New Mexico Rail Runner Express (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.
  Peak ridership took place in 2010, and has since declined each year. Daily ridership, as of February 2019, was 2,200 trips per day.
  Rail Runner service was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and remains suspended as of August. Rio Metro has continued to run empty trains along the route in order to maintain readiness of the vehicles and crew.
caption: Rail Runner NMRX 105, a MPI MP36PH 3C used for the service
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