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New Mexico Transportation

The New Mexico transportation is well equipped with network of roads and railways along with public transit services that makes moving in and around the city an easy and enjoyable experience. The transportation in New Mexico operates through road, railways, freights and airways. Here is the description in a nutshell:

Road in New Mexico

New Mexico is well connected with 59,927 route miles of highway (as per the data of the year 2000). Over the years, the numbers have increased with the development of roads near Pojoaque, Santa Fe and Las Cruces to freeways. The Rio Grande Gorge Bridge near Taos is one of the most important bridges of New Mexico.

The rural and intercity public transportation by road in New Mexico is governed by Americanos USA, LLC, Greyhound Lines and several other operators.

The larger cities of New Mexico have the facilities of public transportation by road. The ABQ RIDE is the largest operator of such services.

 New Mexico Rail

The commuter rail system, New Mexico Rail Runner Express serves the metropolitan area of Albuquerque running from Belen to downtown Santa Fe with almost eight roundtrips in a day. However, the trains don’t run as frequently to Belen. The state also operates the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railway, through a heritage narrow-gauge steam railroad in collaboration with the state of Colorado.
The BNSF Railway connects Santa Fe, Sandoval, Bernalillo, and Valencia Counties.

The Southwest Chief of Amtrak passes daily through Gallup, Albuquerque, Lamy, Las Vegas, and Raton connecting Los Angeles and the intermediate stations in between. It runs at a speed of 90 mph (140 km/h) and is the fastest among the Amtrak long distance trains.

There are proposals for the Front Range Commuter Rail which will be connecting Wyoming and New Mexico with high-speed rail.

The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, and Denver & Rio Grande Railway are important railways of the state.

The Sunset Limited which is a successor to the Southern Pacific Railroad's train of the same name runs both directions at Lordsburg, and Deming while serving the intermediate stations and Los Angeles and New Orleans. The train runs on the trackage of Union Pacific in New Mexico.

New Mexico Freight

There are two class I railroads in New Mexico, - the BNSF Railway and the Union Pacific Railroad serving 2,200 route miles of railway together.

New Mexico Air

The state’s biggest and busiest airport is the Albuquerque International Sunport which is the state’s primary port of entry.

New Mexico Department of Transportation

NMDOT Districts

• District One - serves southwest New Mexico
• District Two - serves the Roswell area
• District Three - serves the Albuquerque area
• District Four - serves the Las Vegas area
• District Five - serves the Santa Fe area
• District Six - serves the Milan area

List of Airports in New Mexico