

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