Rosario Central Córdoba railway station

32°58′9.2281″S 60°38′11.8284″W / 32.969230028°S 60.636619000°W / -32.969230028; -60.636619000

Rosario (Central Córdoba) is a

The station served as a terminus of the Córdoba and Rosario Railway company, which laid down its first rails in 1888. The line went north to the city of Rafaela and then to Córdoba. In 1912, the company merged with the Córdoba Central Railway.^[1][2]

The central block of the Rosario station was completely destroyed by a fire on 31 December 1921. The reconstruction of the building was started almost immediately. It ended in 1926 with the construction of a characteristic cupola (dome-shaped vault), which has been preserved until the present.

In 1949 the government of

Starting in 2005, the terrains surrounding the station were employed to create an urban park ("Parque Hipólito Yrigoyen"). As part of the renewal of the area, the station was restored.^[3]

The station's building was also seat of the Asociación Rosarina Amigos del Riel (Rosario's Friends of the Rail Association), a railway advocacy and research

Besides, the Government of Santa Fe plans to open a tram service between Rosario and Granadero Baigorria, with Rosario Central Córdoba as an intermediate stop.^[5]

Historic operators

Companies that operated the Rosario (CC) train station since its inauguration were:

Operator	Period
Córdoba and Rosario Railway	1886–1912
Córdoba Central Railway	1912–1948
Ferrocarriles Argentinos	1948–1993
Trenes Argentinos Cargas	2013–2015

Bibliography

• British Railways in Argentina 1860–1948 by H. R. Stones, P. E. Waters & Associates, Bromley, Kent, England, 1993.

References

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