Location: 1st Street and Central Avenue (East of and behind 100 First Street SW in Albuquerque)

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The Downtown Albuquerque Rail Runner station is located in the heart of the city’s transportation network – the Alvarado Transportation Center. Rapid Ride bus service will take you to the University of New Mexico, Presbyterian Hospital, Old Town, and many other places directly from the Rail Runner station.

Parking is available for a fee at the parking structure located directly across from the Downtown Albuquerque station on 1st Street just south of Gold Avenue.  Access the parking structure from 2nd Street south of Gold Avenue.

Downtown Albuquerque offers a variety of entertainment options, including the BioPark (zoo, aquarium, and botanic garden), dining, and movie theatres.

And if culture is what you’re looking for, check out the Albuquerque Museum, New Mexico Museum of Natural History, Atomic Museum, and more.

Station Area Development

Developer Romero Rose LLC has completed two residential structures as part of a 3-block master plan adjacent to the Alvarado Transportation Center: Silver Gardens Phase I, a 77,000-square-foot, 66-unit apartment complex with subsidized rent programs for low-income renters; and the first 8 units of Elements Townhomes, a moderately priced, 72-unit “green” townhome development.

Silver Gardens, located across the street from the Alvarado Transportation Center, is certified LEED Gold and features a water harvesting roof, a small wind turbine to generate electricity and low-energy solid state lighting. Phase II, an additional 55 units, is slated to begin construction early next year.

Elements Townhomes is expected to comprise 85,094 square feet of for-sale, market-rate residential units at a development cost of $21.3 million upon complete buildout. Marketing for the Elements Townhomes has emphasized their proximity to the transit hub.

Connecting

Bus Connections from this station:

ABQ RIDE Route 766 - Rapid Ride Red Line
Use this express bus route located in the front of the building to access Old Town, the ABQ BioPark, UNM, Nob Hill and Uptown 

ABQ RIDE Route 40 - The D-RIDE
This is a free downtown circulator that runs every 7 minutes.

ABQ RIDE Route 53 - Isleta
Use this route to access the Albuquerque Zoo

ABQ RIDE Route 350 - Airport Express
Use this route to access the Albuquerque International Sunport 

Other ABQ RIDE Routes
There are more than 20 other ABQ RIDE bus routes that get you just about anywhere in the city!

Show your Rail Runner ticket to get on the bus for free!

UNM Hospital and UNM Campus: Free shuttle service to UNM Hospital and UNM Campus is available. More information.

Park and Ride: take the NMDOT's Park and Ride bus to travel between the Downtown Albuquerque Rail Runner Station and East Mountains/Moriarty.  Read all about the Turquoise Route.

	City of Albuquerque: www.cabq.gov
	Albuquerque Convention and Visitor's Bureau: www.itsatrip.org

The station icon is reflects the architecture of the Transportation Center’s main building, which itself is reminiscent of the last big heyday of rail travel in Albuquerque. In the early 1900’s, the Alvarado Hotel, a showpiece in its day, stood right where the Transportation Center stands today. The Alvarado served as the hub of the main mode of transportation in the era – the passenger train. Today, the Alvarado Transportation Center is at the crossroads of some dramatic downtown redevelopment, ushering in a new system of passenger rail service.