Zia Station Never Used by Railrunner

SANTA FE (KRQE) — It's rush hour Tuesday morning in Santa Fe, and like clockwork, the northbound Rail Runner Express is chugging up St. Francis Drive. The train slows but rolls right on through Zia Station at the intersection of Zia Road and St. Francis Drive. It's not missing anyone. The only passengers here are tumbleweeds sitting inside of a fence that wraps around the station's base. The Rail Runner has stopped thousands of times at Santa Fe's three other stations, but it has never stopped at Zia Station since the platform was built in 2008. "It was a different station," said Santa Fe City Council member Rebecca Wurzburger. "It was different from the beginning." One of the biggest differences has to do with the land around the station. Although the state owns the platform itself, the land behind the station is privately owned. "To get to [the station] for any sort of parking facility, you have to cross private property, our property," said Merritt Brown with developer SF Brown. "I think that's where the gray area began." Read full story here: News New Mexico

Zia Station Never Used by Railrunner