South Capitol is a station on the
New Mexico Rail Runner Express
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 R ...
commuter rail
Commuter rail, or suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting Commuting, commuters to a Downtown, central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns. Generally commuter r ...
line, located in
Santa Fe,
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...
at 1301 Alta Vista, between St. Francis Drive and Cerrillos Road, near the South Capitol Governmental Complex. It opened to service on December 17, 2008.
The station has free parking, with over 200 spaces.
Santa Fe Trails routes 2 and 4 serve the stop. The
NMDOT Park and Ride
NMDOT Park and Ride is the name given to a network of intercity buses in New Mexico and Texas, operated by the New Mexico Department of Transportation. The network is composed of eleven routes, including eight intercity routes and three local shut ...
Blue, Red and Orange routes connect the station to
Los Alamos,
Espanola, and
Las Vegas
Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...
, and a local shuttle transfers passengers to various destinations in Santa Fe. The
North Central RTD also serves this station, providing services north toward Española and
Taos
Taos or TAOS may refer to:
Places
* Taos, Missouri, a city in Cole County, Missouri, United States
* Taos County, New Mexico, United States
** Taos, New Mexico, a city, the county seat of Taos County, New Mexico
*** Taos art colony, an art colo ...
and south toward Eldorado and Edgewood.
Each of the Rail Runner stations contains an icon to express each community's identity. The icon representing this station is the Zia sun symbol.
External links
Stations, South Capitol''Official Rail Runner site''
Railway stations in New Mexico
Railway stations in the United States opened in 2008
Buildings and structures in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Transportation in Santa Fe County, New Mexico
2008 establishments in New Mexico
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