Deming station

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.

Deming, NM
Deming station shelter, August 2021
General information
Location	400 East Railroad Boulevard Deming, New Mexico United States
Coordinates	32°16′18″N 107°45′15″W
Line(s)	UP Lordsburg Subdivision
Platforms	No platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: DEM
History
Opened	1881
Passengers
FY 2023	1,266[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Lordsburg toward Los Angeles Sunset Limited El Paso toward New Orleans Texas Eagle El Paso toward Chicago
Former services Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station Lordsburg toward Los Angeles Sunset Route El Paso toward New Orleans
Location

History

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.