North Argentine Railway
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The North Argentine Railway (native name: Ferrocarril Argentino del Norte) was a
Ferrocarril Central Norte
in 1909.
On 8 June 1889 a line between
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
- Central Northern Railway
- Belgrano Railway
References
- ^ "Los Ferrocarriles: Sus orígenes" on Todo Tren website Archived 2010-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
