Ferrocentral
Grupo Emepa |
Ferrocentral was an
Indian gauge
tracks.
The company also ran regional services (such as
$10 million to re-open the line.[3]
History
La Banda
.
Cosquín
All of the train routes managed by Ferrocentral had been previously operated by
privatisation
of Ferrocarriles Argentinos starting in 1991, many train services across Argentina were indefinitely discontinued. Since the year 2005, however, Ferrocentral was formed and successfully resurrected some passenger lines.
Ferrocentral was established in 2005, being formed by two railway companies,
Belgrano Norte Line) with the purpose of running trains from Retiro station in Buenos Aires to the city of Córdoba.[4][5][6]
In 2006 Ferrocentral started to run trains to
diesel locomotives.[8]
Most services operated in the late night and early morning hours as the rail lines are used for transporting cargo during the daytime.
One year later the company also re-opened the
Cosquín
.
On 2013, Ministry of Transport of Argentina, Florencio Randazzo, signed a resolution transferring the services to
In addition, some problems with ticket sales were reported by users, accusing the company to give a poor service for online purchasing, as well as the virtually nil availability of seats.[11]
In November 2014, the
Trenes Argentinos S.A.) took over the services to Rosario, Tucumán and Córdoba, leaving Ferrocentral inactive.[12][13][14]
Services
Services operated as of October 2014:[15]
| Start | End | Journey time (h) | Days p.w. | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retiro | Rosario Norte | 9 | 3 | 2005 |
| Córdoba | 14 | 4 | 2005 | |
| Tucumán | 24 | 2 | 2005 | |
| Córdoba | Villa María |
3 | 2 | 2004 |
| Alta Córdoba | Cosquín |
2 | 7 | 2007 |
References
- ^ "Tren de las Sierras" on Córdoba Turismo website
- ^ ""Inauguracion Tren de las Sierras" on Plataforma 14". Archived from the original on 2009-02-03. Retrieved 2015-02-06.
- ^ "Mañana regresa el Tren de las Sierras", La Voz del Interior, 11 Aug 2007
- ^ "Reinauguraron el tren Retiro-Córdoba" Clarín, 18 Mar 2005
- ^ ""Volvió el tren a Córdoba... de la mano de Ferrocentral", sitio web Todo Tren". Archived from the original on 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
- ^ "La vuelta del Rayo de Sol" (Archive)
- ^ "Vuelve el tren a Tucumán", Riel FM, 12 Sep 2005 (Archive)
- ^ "Las incansables GT-22 (II)" by Andrés J. Bilstein on Portal de Trenes, 23 Jun 2014
- ^ Resolución N° 1093/13: "Ferrocentral pasa a la órbita de SOFSE", Official Bulletin of Argentina
- ^ "El tren Tucumán-Retiro vuelve a mano estatal", La Gaceta, 20 Sep 2013
- ^ "Ferrocentral y la imposible tarea de comprar un pasaje a Tucumán", La Noticia1, 23 Sep 2014
- ^ Argentine government takes control of FerroCentral International Railway Journal October 2013 page 9
- ^ Estatizaron los trenes de pasajeros de larga distancia Clarín 8 November 2014
- ^ El Gobierno estatizó los servicios de ferrocarriles de larga distancia Infobae 7 November 2014
- ^ "Servicios" on Ferrocentral website (Archive)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ferrocentral.
- Official website (archived, 17 Dec 2008)
