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[[File:North Argentine Railways Art Nouveau Medal 1904 new Andes Line Opening, obverse.jpg|thumb|left|North Argentine Railway Art Nouveau medal for a new Andes lines opening in 1904, obverse]] |
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[[File:North Argentine Railways Art Nouveau Medal 1904 new Andes Line Opening, reverse.jpg|thumb|left|The reverse of this [[medal]]]] |
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The '''North Argentine Railway''' (native name: '''Ferrocarril Argentino del Norte''') was a [[Government-owned corporation|State-owned]] [[railway company]] which built a {{RailGauge|1000mm|allk=on}} ([[metre gauge]]) railway network in the [[Argentina|Argentine]] provinces of [[Catamarca Province|Catamarca]] and [[Córdoba Province (Argentina)|Córdoba]] which was later merged with the state-owned [[Ferrocarril Central Norte]] in 1909. |
The '''North Argentine Railway''' (native name: '''Ferrocarril Argentino del Norte''') was a [[Government-owned corporation|State-owned]] [[railway company]] which built a {{RailGauge|1000mm|allk=on}} ([[metre gauge]]) railway network in the [[Argentina|Argentine]] provinces of [[Catamarca Province|Catamarca]] and [[Córdoba Province (Argentina)|Córdoba]] which was later merged with the state-owned [[Ferrocarril Central Norte]] in 1909. |
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On 1 January 1898 these two railway companies were renamed "North Argentine Railway" (NAR) and on 23 June of the same year the section from Patquia to [[Chilecito]] was opened. |
On 1 January 1898 these two railway companies were renamed "North Argentine Railway" (NAR) and on 23 June of the same year the section from Patquia to [[Chilecito]] was opened. |
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On 27 July [[1904]] the president of Argentina [[Julio Argentino Roca|Julio Roca]] opened the sections into the [[Andes]] mountains to [[Andalgalá|Andagala]] and [[Tinogasta]]. |
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| ⚫ | The section from Chumbicha to La Rioja was opened |
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| ⚫ | The section from Chumbicha to La Rioja was opened in 1907 and on 11 October 1909, following the creation of the [[Argentine State Railway]] ("Ferrocarriles del Estado"), the NAR was merged with the [[Central Northern Railway]].<ref>[http://www.todotren.com.ar/mundo/origen_2.htm "Los Ferrocarriles: Sus orígenes" on Todo Tren website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100401070000/http://www.todotren.com.ar/mundo/origen_2.htm |date=2010-04-01 }}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Latest revision as of 20:04, 4 February 2024
| North Argentine Railway | |||
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 San Juan train station, former terminus and a museum nowadays. | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | Ferrocarril Argentino del Norte | ||
| Status | Company defunct; rail lines active | ||
| Owner | Government of Argentina | ||
| Locale | La Rioja Catamarca Córdoba | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Inter-city | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1889 | ||
| Closed | 1909 (merged to Central Northern Railway) | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 2,539 km (1,578 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge | ||
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The North Argentine Railway (native name: Ferrocarril Argentino del Norte) was a State-owned railway company which built a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge (metre gauge) railway network in the Argentine provinces of Catamarca and Córdoba which was later merged with the state-owned Ferrocarril Central Norte in 1909.
On 8 June 1889 a line between Chumbicha and Catamarca in Catamarca Province was opened by the state-owned company "Ferrocarril Chumbicha a Catamarca". Another state company, "Ferrocarril Deán Funes a Chilecito", completed a line between Deán Funes and Paso Viejo on 29 March 1890. The line was then extended to Patquia and finally to La Rioja in 1897.
On 1 January 1898 these two railway companies were renamed "North Argentine Railway" (NAR) and on 23 June of the same year the section from Patquia to Chilecito was opened.
On 27 July 1904 the president of Argentina Julio Roca opened the sections into the Andes mountains to Andagala and Tinogasta.
The section from Chumbicha to La Rioja was opened in 1907 and on 11 October 1909, following the creation of the Argentine State Railway ("Ferrocarriles del Estado"), the NAR was merged with the Central Northern Railway.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Los Ferrocarriles: Sus orígenes" on Todo Tren website Archived 2010-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
