Los Ranchos/Journal Center  | |||||||||||
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| Rail Runner Express commuter rail station | |||||||||||
 The platform of Los Ranchos/Journal Center station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 101 El Pueblo Road North Valley, NM | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°10′34″N 106°37′2″W / 35.17611°N 106.61722°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Park and Ride Purple route | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections | ABQRide | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Parking | 270 spaces | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | Zone B | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | July 14, 2006 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Los Ranchos/Journal Center is a station on the New Mexico Rail Runner Express commuter rail line, located in North Valley, New Mexico.
It is located just south of Paseo del Norte between Second and Edith. It serves residents of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque and the North Valley. The station opened on July 14, 2006 as one of the three original stations on the line along with Sandoval County/US 550 and Downtown Albuquerque.
Passengers can transfer to ABQRide Route 251, which serves the Jefferson corridor and Rio Rancho. The station has free parking, with 270 spaces. The station is also served by the Park and Ride Purple route.
Each of the Rail Runner stations contains an icon to express each community's identity. The icon representing this station is a horse, representing the importance of horse travel and farming in the region.[1]