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Deming station

Coordinates: 32°16′18″N 107°45′15″W / 32.27167°N 107.75417°W / 32.27167; -107.75417
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Deming, NM
Deming station shelter, August 2021
General information
Location400 East Railroad Boulevard
Deming, New Mexico
United States
Coordinates32°16′18″N 107°45′15″W / 32.27167°N 107.75417°W / 32.27167; -107.75417
Line(s)UP Lordsburg Subdivision
PlatformsNo platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: DEM
History
Opened1881
Passengers
FY 20231,266[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Lordsburg Sunset Limited El Paso
Texas Eagle El Paso
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Lordsburg Sunset Route El Paso
Location
Map

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.

History

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of New Mexico" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Deming Station". Amtrak's Great American Stations. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
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