Salta–Antofagasta railway
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This article is about the railway line. For the tourist passenger train service from Salta to La Polvorilla, see Tren a las Nubes.
The Salta–Antofagasta railway, also named Huaytiquina,[2] is a non-electrified single track railway line that links Argentina and Chile passing through the Andes. It is a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge railway with a total length of 941 km (571 in Argentina[3] and 330 in Chile), connecting the city of Salta (Argentina) to the one of Antofagasta (Chile), on the Pacific Ocean, passing through the Puna de Atacama and Atacama Desert.
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Salta–Antofagasta railway | |||
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Other name(s) | Huaytiquina | ||
Native name | Ramal Salta–Antofagasta | ||
Status | Active | ||
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Locale | Argentina, Chile | ||
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Type | Inter-city and Commuter | ||
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Opened | 20 February 1948 (1948-02-20) | ||
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Line length | 941[1] km (585 mi) | ||
Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge | ||
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