Rosario and Puerto Belgrano Railway
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The Rosario and Puerto Belgrano Railway (Spanish: Ferrocarril Rosario y Puerto Belgrano, and in French: Compagnie du Chemin de Fer de Rosario à Puerto Belgrano) was a French-owned railway company which operated a 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge, 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm), single track line between the cities of Rosario and Puerto Belgrano in Argentina. Puerto Belgrano, near the city of Bahía Blanca in Buenos Aires Province, is the main naval base in Argentina. The original idea behind the building of the railway was to link points that were closer to either Rosario or Bahía Blanca than they were to Buenos Aires, thereby taking traffic from the British-owned companies BA Great Southern and BA Western railways.
Rosario and Puerto Belgrano Railway | |||
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Overview | |||
Native name | Ferrocarril Rosario y Puerto Belgrano | ||
Status | Company defunct; rail lines became part of Mitre and Roca Railways in 1948. | ||
Locale | Santa Fe and Buenos Aires Provinces | ||
Termini | |||
Service | |||
Type | Inter-city | ||
Services | 1 | ||
Operator(s) | Compagnie du Chemin de Fer de Rosario à Puerto Belgrano (1910-1948) Ferrocarriles Argentinos (1968-1991) Ferroexpreso Pampeano (1991-) | ||
History | |||
Opened | 1910 | ||
Closed | 1948; 76 years ago (1948) | ||
Technical | |||
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
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