Alvarado Transportation Center

Alvarado Transportation Center
Amtrak station Rail Runner commuter rail station
ABQ Ride Bus bay, with Alvarado Building
Other names	Albuquerque ATC
Location	100 First Street Southwest Albuquerque, NM 87102
Owned by	City of Albuquerque
Line(s)	Southwest Chief   Rail Runner Express      Park and Ride Purple route      Park and Ride Turquoise route
Platforms	1 side platform, 3 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Greyhound Lines, ABQRide
Construction
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	ABQ (Amtrak)
Fare zone	Zone B (Rail Runner)
History
Opened	2002 (Alvarado TC, ABQRide) 2006 (NMRX) 2008 (Amtrak)
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	79,078  1.2% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Gallup toward Los Angeles Southwest Chief Lamy toward Chicago NMRX Bernalillo County/International Sunport toward Belen Rail Runner Express Montaño toward Santa Fe Depot Lobo Special Events Platform Special events only toward Belen   Former services   Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Isleta toward Los Angeles Main Line Bernalillo toward Chicago Dearborn Station Gallup toward Los Angeles Main Line Major stations Lamy toward Chicago Dearborn Station Terminus El Paso Branch Isleta toward El Paso

     Park and Ride Purple route

The Alvarado Transportation Center (ATC) is a multimodal transit hub located at 100 1st Street SW in Downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico. The complex was built as a hub for Albuquerque's regional transit system and as a replacement for Albuquerque's previous bus depot and train station. The center serves ABQRide, Amtrak, Greyhound Lines, and the New Mexico Rail Runner Express commuter rail line.

The ATC's Mission Revival-style building was designed to be reminiscent of the Alvarado Hotel, a railroad hotel which was formerly located on the site. The ATC also features a clock tower, located on the northwest corner of the complex, facing the intersection of Central Avenue and First Street.

Albuquerque's first train station, a small railroad depot, opened on the site of the current ATC in the 1880s. With increasing demand for a larger facility, the Alvarado Hotel, a Mission Revival-style building which served as one of the many Harvey Houses along the train route, was constructed on the site in the 1902. Santa Fe Railroad architect Charles Whittlesey designed the building, and Mary Colter designed the interior of the hotel. The hotel was named for Hernando de Alvarado of the 1540 Francisco Vásquez de Coronado Expedition. Just south of the hotel a train station was constructed, also in the Mission Revival style and with a large, distinctive tower.