Central Chubut Railway
Former railway company in Argentina (1888–1958) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Central Chubut Railway (in Spanish: Ferrocarril Central del Chubut) was a British-owned company that built and operated a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge railway line in the Argentine province of Chubut in the Patagonia region at the end of the 19th. century.
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Central Chubut Railway | |||
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Overview | |||
Native name | Ferrocarril Central del Chubut | ||
Status | Defunct | ||
Owner | Government of Argentina | ||
Locale | Chubut | ||
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Service | |||
Type | Inter-city | ||
Operator(s) | Ferrocarriles Argentinos | ||
Ridership | 197,936 (1948) | ||
History | |||
Opened | 1888; 136 years ago (1888) | ||
Closed | 1958; 66 years ago (1958) | ||
Technical | |||
Track gauge | 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
Old gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge | ||
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