Tren de las Sierras
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Tren de las Sierras (technically known as the "A-1" branch of the
History
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The rail line was opened on July 2, 1889, to carry both, freight and passengers from Córdoba to Cruz del Eje, operated by British-owned company Córdoba North Western Railway.[2] In 1901 it was taken over by Córdoba Central Railway which operated the branch until 1909 when the company was acquired by the Argentine State Railway.[3][4]
When the
By the 1960s the line had its golden age when it carried a big number of passengers of Valle de Punilla, as well as tourists coming from the cities of Córdoba,
As part of a national railway
In 2007 the Province transferred the line to the National Government. On August 10, 2007, the service was partially re-opened, only between cities of Rodríguez del Busto and La Calera.
In August 2007 the first phase of the project from Rodríguez del Busto to La Calera was re-opened to the public by Ferrocentral.
One year later the rail line reached
On June 22, 2009, Alta Córdoba was set up as a terminus, but the concessionary decided to move the terminus to Rodríguez del Busto due to people from poor neighborhoods around the station throwing stones at the trains.[2][14] In March 2015, this section of the railway was re-opened by the Minister of the Interior and Transport, Florencio Randazzo[15]
In September 2013 State-owned company
In November 2023, the train extended its route to Capilla del Monte.[20]
Current operations
Tren de las Sierras operates three daily departures in the morning from
Operators
Period | Operator | Start/End |
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1889–1901 | Córdoba North Western | Alta Córdoba–Cruz del Eje |
1901–1939 | Córdoba Central | |
1939–1977 | Ferrocarriles Argentinos | |
1993–2001 | Grupo Alcázar | Alta Córdoba–Capilla del Monte |
2004–2013 | Ferrocentral | Alta Córdoba[note 1]–Capilla del Monte |
2013–present | Trenes Argentinos
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Gallery
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Former Valle Hermoso station, currently a cultural centre
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Front view of Valle Hermoso cultural centre
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Passengers unloading at Casa Bamba station
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La Cumbre station
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Cosquín, terminus of the line
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La Falda station in 2009
Notes
- ^ From 2012 to 2015, Rodríguez del Busto was terminus.
References
- ^ "Tren de las Sierras diagram" (PDF). SOFSE. February 5, 2015.
- ^ a b "Tren de las Sierras: Un viaje de placer". Crónica Ferroviaria (in Spanish). May 30, 2011.
- ^ 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).
- ^ Stones, H.R. (1993). British Railways in Argentina 1860-1948. Bromley, Kent, England: P.E. Waters & Associates.
- ^ "Las vías fantasmas de las sierras". La Voz (in Spanish). February 18, 2007.
- ^ Cicero, Gabriela (June 8, 2001). "La Argentina, por la ventanilla de un tren". La Nación (in Spanish).
- ^ "El fin del Tren de las Sierras". Todo Tren (in Spanish). April 23, 2002. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
- ^ "El tren de los $127 millones". La Voz del Interior (in Spanish).
- ^ "Tren de las Sierras". Córdoba Turismo (in Spanish).
- ^ "Inauguracion Tren de las Sierras". Plataforma 14 (in Spanish).
- ^ "Mañana regresa el Tren de las Sierras". La Voz del Interior (in Spanish). August 11, 2007.
- ^ "Tren de las Sierras" (in Spanish). February 16, 2007. Archived from the original on July 26, 2009.
- ^ "Tren de las Sierras". Tránsito Córdoba (in Spanish).
- ^ "Lo que faltaba: El Tren de las Sierras deja de usar la estación Alta Córdoba". Crónica Ferroviaria (in Spanish). August 7, 2012.
- ^ "Mañana Randazzo visitará la estación Alta Córdoba para recibir el tren que la unirá con Cosquín". Crónica Ferroviaria (in Spanish).
- ^ "Resolución 1093/2013". Boletín Oficial (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. September 17, 2013.
- ^ "Randazzo recibió al Tren de las Sierras en Alta Córdoba". Cadena 3 (in Spanish). March 17, 2015.
- ^ "Se reactivó el Tren de las Sierras desde Alta Córdoba". La Mañana (in Spanish). March 17, 2015.
- ^ "Randazzo recibió el tren que vuelve a unir Alta Córdoba con Cosquín". Ministerio del Interior y Trasporte (in Spanish). March 17, 2015.
- ^ Capilla del Monte: Esperan una multitud en la vuelta del Tren de las Sierras on El Diario de Carlos Paz, 9 nov 2023
- ^ "Servicio regional Córdoba". argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved August 26, 2019.