Buenos Aires Northern Railway
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Buenos Aires Northern Railway | |||
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Overview | |||
Native name | Ferrocarril del Norte de Buenos Aires | ||
Status | Operational | ||
Termini |
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Stations | 9 | ||
Service | |||
Type | Commuter rail | ||
Services | 1 | ||
History | |||
Opened | 1862 | ||
Closed | 1888 (Acquired by Central Argentine) | ||
Technical | |||
Line length | 30 km (19 mi) | ||
Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) | ||
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The Buenos Aires Northern Railway (BANR) (in Spanish: Ferrocarril del Norte de Buenos Aires) was a British-owned company that operated a
, in the second half of the 19th century. The BANR was also the first railway company from the British islands to operate in Argentina.History
Background
In 1857 the government of
The contract was signed between Hopkins and Gobernor of Buenos Aires,
Concession was declared forfeit due to the company did not to start works in the period of time stipulated, therefore a new concession was granted to José Rodney Crosky on February 25, 1862. Nevertheless, the concession was transferred again to "Compañía del Ferrocarril del Norte de Buenos Aires", a company founded in London, on October 17.
Expansion
Works began in Retiro, and shortly after that, more precisely in December 1862, the line to "Valentín Alsina" station (today "Belgrano C") was inaugurated. In 1863 the train reached
By 1870 the railway stations were: 25 de Mayo (horsecars), Retiro, Palermo (then renamed "Recoleta" before being demolished), Belgrano, Rivadavia, Olivos, San Isidro, San Fernando and Tigre. During its first years, the BANR achieved positive business results, with 8.19% of interest in 1870 and 15.22% one year later.
The company also built a little 1,700-metre length branch to San Fernando
Central Station
On the initiative of Buenos Aires and Ensenada Port Railway, on December 31, 1872, the Central Station of Buenos Aires was opened. This was placed on the junction of Paseo de Julio Avenue and Bartolomé Mitre. The station was terminus of several railway lines, such as Buenos Aires Western Railway and Buenos Aires and Rosario Railway on a side, and the BA&E and Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway on the other side. The BANR extended its path from Retiro to the Central Station in 1873.
The access station building, the BA&E had to extend the long viaduct that originally extended from Casa Amarilla to Venezuela stations.
When Central Station was destroyed by fire on February 14, 1897, BANR (owned by Central Argentine by then) and BA&E moved their terminus to Retiro and Venezuela, respectively. Soon after the BA&E moved again to Casa Amarilla in La Boca district, therefore the iron viaduct that crossed the city fell into disuse, being subsequently demolished.
In 1888 the company was taken over by the Central Argentine Railway.
References
- ^ "Historia de Puerto Madero". Puerto Madero (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2017-09-22. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
- Bernasconi, Ariel (2012). Historia del Ferrocarril al Norte del Gran Buenos Aires: Ferrocarriles Mitre y Belgrano (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Editorial Dunken. ISBN 978-9870257691.
- Lewis, Colin M. (1983). British Railways in Argentina 1857–1914: A Case Study of Foreign Investment. Athlone Press (for the Institute of Latin American Studies, University of London).