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History of rail transport in Chile

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reasons, many of the old branches were abandoned and dismantled after competition from road transport became more important. They can provide freight services such as Santiago – San Antonio, San Pedro – Ventanas, Llay – Llay – Los Andes – Saladillo; or passengers services between close large cities such as Corto del Laja (Talcahuano – Laja) or the
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Starting in the 1950s, passenger and freight transport service started to decline due to lack of investment in infrastructure and rolling stock. In 1978, all state funds were cut off to EFE leading to a major crisis. Since the 1990s, with the return of democracy as well as the increase in population
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at 9 am and arrived at 1 pm in Caldera. At 3 pm it began its return from the port to arrive in the city at 6.30. For those who traveled in first class the ticket cost 4 pesos and 2 reales. For those who traveled in second class, the ticket cost 2 pesos and 1 real. The cargo rate was 4
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The track was later extended to the nearby towns of Puquios and San Antonio and a station was built in Copiapó. They also acquired the route to Chañarcillo, completing 142 kilometers of track. Wheelwright dreamed of a transcontinental railroad but, although he obtained concessions in Argentina, he
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The North Network ceased to functions on 16 June 1975, after mounting financial losses. This led to the decline of operating branch lines, with some sections of the railway being sold to other companies, some of which maintain cargo services between different locations, such as the Romeral Railway
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Given that the longitudinal track runs, in general terms, in a north-south direction through the central valley of the country, a large number of branches connect(ed) to it reachingi the cities located to the east and west of the main line. For operational, political-social and even financial
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The existing rail line between Santiago and Valparaíso was opened in 1863, and is 187 km (116 mi) long, single-track and designed to avoid steep gradients through mountainous terrain. Passenger service ceased on this line in 1987, and freight traffic almost non-existent since then.
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The majority of rail infrastructure in Chile was constructed by private enterprise for freight transport, particularly for mining and to some extent forestry. The state did construct and operate some railways, first as FFCC del Estado (in English, 'State Railways'), renamed in 1994
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Some of its most important points are (or were), La Calera, where it connected with the North Network, Alameda Station (better known as Central Station) in Santiago and the stations located in large cities from Santiago to Puerto Montt (Talca, Chillán, Temuco, etc).
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was built between 1906 and 1913 and was inaugurated on 13 May 1913 . It was entirely administered by Chile until 1928, when Bolivia began to administer the section that runs through its territory. Today the Chilean section is a freight line operated by FCALP.
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Practically the entire South Network was built by the State of Chile, initially to unite the few existing cities south of Santiago and later to integrate and establish sovereignty over the Araucanía territories that were being colonized.
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density, the need and commitment to create interurban public transport systems at the national level has re-emerged, beginning a financing process for track renovation and the purchase of new rolling stock (such as the
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or Metrotren Nos), as well as tourist and preservation services. As of 2014, Chile had about 5,500 kilometers (3,400 mi) of operational track, of which 2,200 km (1,400 mi) was managed by the state.
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reals per quintal. Twice a week, a mail train ran in whose last car ran a gambling bank called "la timba", which lightened the pockets of the hard-working miners who were fond of gambling.
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For 58 years the railroad was privately operated, but the decline of mining and the high rates charged led to a campaign to have it purchased by the state, which happened in 1910.
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At its peak in 1913, the national rail system had 7,658 km (4,758 mi) of track. It carried about 21 million passengers in 1946 and about 27 million in 1973.
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writes "The railroad from Coquimbo to Ovalle... is a remarkable piece of engineering....the whole thing is spoiled by the absurdly broad gauge ....as broad as that of the
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to Las Cuevas, where there was a tunnel that crossed into Argentina. Then, it continued along the Las Cuevas and Mendoza rivers until reaching the city of the same name.
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which operates an iron ore line from Romeral mine to the port of Guayacán, and owns the old section of the Northern Longitudinal Railway between La Serena and Coquimbo.
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in the United States, which built many of the powerful machines that opened the path to the West. The equipment arrived on 21 June 1851 in Caldera at 30 km/h.
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is causing the authorities to consider the possibility of restoring suspended train lines and the creation of new electrified rail projects, public and private.
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In addition to all these longitudinal lines, the Chilean railway network had endless branches of a local nature, with almost all of Chile connected from
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gave him a firm concession for the nascent Compañía del Camino Ferro-Carril de Copiapó. The reason for building the railway was the discovery in 1832 by
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Proposals have existed since the 1990s to build a more direct line between the two cities for passengers and freight. The section from Valparaíso to
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As of 2020, practically the entire trunk network is used to transport cargo, although only a small section from Valparaíso to Limache and from
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but it was not possible. The first test took place on 29 July and was the first time a train ran in Chile, and the third in South America.
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made its entrance to the so called silver capital of Chile, hauled by a locomotive named after the city. It was a triumph for businessman
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or EFE (in English, 'State Railway Company'). The rail networks in the North and South were essentially separate; in the North used
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was chosen and the layout of the port to the interior was the same as it is today, although the original track was relaid to
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of the first branch in the north (from Copiapo Caldera; see below). Further construction proceeded apace linking cities from
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including the first Chilean railroad from Caldera to Copiapó (see below) and the railroad from Coquimbo to Ovalle.
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railway line established at the end of the 19th century as "Antofagasta (Chili) and Bolivia Railway Company".
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and partially equipped with Abt rack. Much of the infrastructure (bridges and tracks) is still visible.
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The Trasandino Railroad was inaugurated on 5 April 1910 and ended its operations in 1984. It was laid to
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that do not have road access. After temporary interruption as a result of the devastation caused by the
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Carrizal Bajo-Merceditas-Jarillas and branches (Carrizal Alto, Astillas, Manganeso, Yerba Buena, etc.)
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See Binns, Donald. The Anglo-Chilean Nitrate & Railway Company. (1995, Trackside Publications). (
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on the Púa Lonquimay line was the longest tunnel in South America at the time of its opening in 1938.
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There were also private industrial lines such as the Anglo-Chilean Nitrate & Railway Company's
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Until the mid-1970s, the line provided cargo and passenger transport services between the towns of
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on the FCALP was the second highest bridge in the world at the time of its construction in 1890.
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has gone through several periods of boom and bust. It began in 1840, with the construction by
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which hauled nitrate for decades until 2015 when flood damage put it beyond economic repair.
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Thomson says that Wheelwright tried to open the first section on 4 July to coincide with US
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of North American engineers Walton Evans and the Campbell brothers, Alejandro and Allan.
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The lost community: Identity and culture: challenges of modernization in Chile
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fell 400 kilometers short of the total of 1,375 needed to complete his dream.
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in Argentina. Its route began in the Chilean city and went up through the
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The Trasandino Los Andes – Mendoza Railway linked the Chilean city of
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and all its associated branches and sub-branches is known as the
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Copiapo Station, now a historical monument in the Atacama region
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Taltal-Catalina and branches (Cachinal, Santa Luisa, etc.).
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FCAB railroad crossing the Carcote salar, northern Chile
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Agua Santa railway: Caleta Buena-Negreiros and branches
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From 1 January the train made a daily journey. It left
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In addition, there was a network on the big island of
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Tocopilla-María Elena-Pedro de Valdivia nitrate works
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Index

history of rail transport by country

The Illustrated London News

William Wheelwright
Pisagua
Puerto Montt
Chiloe
Arica
La Paz
Antofagasta
Cochabamba
Salta
Valparaíso
Buenos Aires
Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado
metre gauge
Biotrén
Valparaíso Metro
renewable energy in Chile

Arica–La Paz railway
Valparaíso Province
metre gauge
standard gauge
Transandine Railway
Los Andes
Mendoza
Aconcagua River
metre gauge

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