Córdoba Mitre railway station

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Córdoba
Trenes Argentinos (Passenger) NCA (Freight)
Line(s)	Mitre
Distance	700 km (430 mi) from Buenos Aires
History
Opened	1886; 138 years ago (1886)

Córdoba is a

.

The station was originally built and operated by the

on the line.

History

In 1863, the government of Argentina granted British-owned company Central Argentine Railway, led by engineer William Wheelwright, a concession to build and exploit a railway line between the cities of Rosario (a major port in southern Santa Fe, on the Paraná River) and Córdoba (a large city near the geographical center of Argentina, and the capital of the province of the same name). The grant included a clause to populate the lands along and around the railway that were given to the company by the national state.

The construction works started in April 1863 with the establishment of the

, in September 1867 and the works ceased. Minister Rawson expressed dissatisfaction at the paralysis of the works while passengers also protested against poor conditions of the service. The works for the Rosario Central station and other intermediate stations had not begun. The company alleged that they could not continue the extension of the line until the pending lands were given.

In September 1867 the Government authorized a new disbursement of funds for $1,500,000 to conclude the pending works. Finally in March 1870 the railway reached the city of

on April 13. The CAR was the longest railway system at that time and the first to join two provinces.

In 1948, British and French-owned railways in Argentina were

that ran services to Córdoba station.

When the entire Argentine railway network was

on the line.

The station building (constructed in neoclassical architecture style and in perfect state of preservation) was declared Historic Heritage of Córdoba in 1995.

Passenger trains were reactivated by private company

In November 2014, the

Historic operators

Company	Period
Central Argentine	1886–1948
Ferrocarriles Argentinos	1948–1993
Nuevo Central Argentino [note 1]	1993–present
Ferrocentral	2004–2014
Trenes Argentinos	2014–present

Notes

References

External links

• Trenes Argentinos, operator

31°25′13″S 64°10′30″W / 31.4203°S 64.1749°W / -31.4203; -64.1749