Bus Updates and Safety Measures

Mandatory Passenger Face Covering:  Beginning Monday, May 18, 2020 all Rio Metro passengers are required to wear face coverings in order to board its buses. Learn More

In accordance with the statewide stay-at-home order asking residents to remain ...

Coronavirus Information & Service Impacts

Rio Metro Regional Transit District Status Updates:

Rio Metro Regional Transit District is closely monitoring the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. 

New Mexico Rail Runner Express

New Mexico Rail Runner Express service is suspended. Rail Runner offi...

Rail Runner Service Extends Suspension

New Mexico Rail Runner Express officials continue to work with New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s Administration and Task Force to develop COVID-Safe Practices to determine when it is deemed safe to begin Rail Runner service. At this t...

Change in Customer Service Office Hours

New Rio Metro customer service office hours effective March 17, 2020 until further notice:

• Monday-Friday: 6:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
• Saturday-Sunday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Rio Metro Customer Service representatives are available at 866-795-RAIL (7245) and 505-245...

Rio Metro Temporarily Eliminates Bus Fares

Effective Tuesday, March 17, Rio Metro Regional Transit District buses and Dial-a-Ride services in Valencia and Sandoval Counties will be fare-free until further notice. 

In response to the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), this will reduce ca...

Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Enforcement

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has the authority to investigate and enforce compliance with the FFCRA. Employers may not discharge, discipline, or otherwise discriminate against any employee who lawfully t...

Mandatory Face Coverings on Rio Metro Buses

Beginning Monday, May 18, 2020 all Rio Metro passengers are required to wear face coverings in order to board its buses. These measures are being taken in adherence and with respect to the state requirement that face coverings be worn in public. ...

Rail Runner Service Extends Suspension

New Mexico Rail Runner Express officials continue to work with New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s Administration and Task Force to develop COVID-Safe Practices to determine when it is deemed safe to begin Rail Runner service. At this t...

Pace ABQ Bike Share Discontinued

(Albuquerque – June 1, 2020) – Rio Metro Regional Transit District, the agency that oversees the region’s Bikeshare Program, received word last week from Zagster – the company that implements the service –...

Coronavirus Information & Service Impacts

Rio Metro Regional Transit District Status Updates:

Rio Metro Regional Transit District is closely monitoring the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. 

New Mexico Rail Runner Express

New Mexico Rail Runner Express service is suspended. Rail Runner offi...

Bus Updates and Safety Measures

Mandatory Passenger Face Covering: Beginning Monday, May 18, 2020 all Rio Metro passengers are required to wear face coverings in order to board its buses. Learn More

In accordance with the statewide stay-at-home order asking residents to remain in their h...

Rio Metro Temporarily Eliminates Bus Fares

Effective Tuesday, March 17, Rio Metro Regional Transit District buses and Dial-a-Ride services in Valencia and Sandoval Counties will be fare-free until further notice. 

In response to the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), this will reduce ca...

Change in Customer Service Office Hours

New Rio Metro customer service office hours effective March 17, 2020 until further notice:

• Monday-Friday: 6:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
• Saturday-Sunday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Rio Metro Customer Service representatives are available at 866-795-RAIL (7245) and 505-245...

Love Your Wednesdays in 2020!

Rio Metro’s Seniors Ride Free program has been extended through 2020! Seniors age 62+ can ride any New Mexico Rail Runner Express train at no cost every Wednesday through the entire year. This is a great opportunity for residents and visitors to...

Meet Tim Reed, New Mexico Rail Runner Express Engineer

“I have the most stressful, frustratingly fun job you could ever have,” says Tim Reed.

As an Engineer for the New Mexico Rail Runner Express, Tim has seen it all. Kids playing on the tracks, cars running around the gates, people messing...

Meet Lydia Martinez, Rio Metro Bus Driver

Every day is different for Lydia Martinez. As a Dial-a-Ride Bus Driver for Rio Metro’s Sandoval County operation, she spends her days picking people up and bringing them to a variety of locations.

“We provide door-to-door transportation...

Meet Leo Romero, Rio Metro Bus Driver

Leo Romero enjoys conversation. “I’m a people person,” he says. That’s one of the many things that makes Leo a great fit for his job.

As a full-time Bus Driver for Rio Metro’s Valencia County operation, Leo...

Rio Metro Route 201 Schedule Updates

Due to the construction and traffic on US 550 in Bernalillo, Rio Metro is augmenting the current Route 201 bus service to ensure passengers will arrive on time at the Sandoval County / US 550 Rail Runner Station.

• Effective Monday, January 13, 2020:&nbs...

Seniors Ride Free in 2020!

Rio Metro’s Seniors Ride Free program has been extended through 2020! Seniors age 62+ can ride any New Mexico Rail Runner Express train at no cost every Wednesday through the entire year. This is a great opportunity for residents and visitors to...