Deming station (original) (raw)

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Amtrak train station in New Mexico, US

Deming, NM
Deming station shelter, August 2021
General information
Location 400 East Railroad BoulevardDeming, New MexicoUnited States
Coordinates 32°16′18″N 107°45′15″W / 32.27167°N 107.75417°W / 32.27167; -107.75417
Line UP Lordsburg Subdivision
Platforms No platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Parking Yes
Accessible Yes
Other information
Station code Amtrak: DEM
History
Opened 1881
Passengers
FY 2024 1,397[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Lordsburgtoward Los Angeles Sunset Limited El Pasotoward New Orleans Texas Eagle El Pasotoward Chicago
Former services Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station Lordsburgtoward Los Angeles Sunset Route El Pasotoward New Orleans
LocationMap

Deming station is an Amtrak train station at 400 East Railroad Boulevard in Deming, New Mexico. The station consists of a simple metal shelter with a bench inside (sometimes derisively called an "Amshack") with train information posted on a sign outside. There is no platform at this station, trains stop at a paved vehicle crossing where passengers board.

The former wooden frame station building

In March 1881, the second transcontinental railroad, uniting the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway from the east with the Southern Pacific Railway from the west, was completed at Deming. To mark the occasion, a silver spike was driven to connect the rails. Deming subsequently received a large two-story "union depot" that in 1930 was remodeled into a one-story structure.[2]

The original old wood depot has since been moved and repurposed.

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal year 2024: State of New Mexico" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2025. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  2. ^ "Deming Station". Amtrak's Great American Stations. Retrieved November 14, 2014.

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