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Mendoza Station is a railway station located in the city of the same name in Argentina. It was inaugurated in 1885 and originally operated by state-owned
on Sitio Andino, 7 Jul 2021 while the main station building was completely remodelled when Metrotranvía extended to Las Heras in 2019.
The station was opened in 1885 by state-owned Ferrocarril Andino, then taken over by British operator Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway, which managed all railway services in Argentine central west. Mendoza was one of the stations that connected the Cuyo region with the city of Buenos Aires"Estación Mendoza" on Horizonte Ferroviaro, 29 Aug 2014Recuerdos e historias de los viajes de Junín a Mendoza
on Diariodemocracia, 5 Sep 2021 until 1993 when the administration led by
After the services to Mendoza and other provinces in Cuyo region were cancelled in 1993, Mendoza station remained abandoned. Since its closure, Mendoza steadily deteriorated with some of its structures being stolen or vandalised. In 2012, the Government of Mendoza opened the " Metrotranvía Mendoza", a light rail system that ran on former San Martín Railway tracks. The Mendoza station was partially refurbished to operate the service, but works did not include the main building, which remained abandoned and vandalised.
When the provincial government started works to extend the Metrotranvía line to the city of Panquehua in Las Heras Department at a cost of AR$224 million in 2014, the original building of Mendoza station was completely refurbished. Although works were intended to be completed in 2016, the station was not finished until 2019,"Así quedó la vieja estación Mendoza"
by Estefanía Scortichini on ''Los Andes'', 11 Dec 2018 when the Mendoza – Panquehua section was inaugurated.Comenzó a funcionar el nuevo recorrido del Metrotranvía hacia Las Heras
at Rieles.com, 7 May 2019
The administrative building located at the corner of Av. Perú and Av. Las Heras was reopened as a cultural center, administered by the Municipality of Mendoza.
File:Ferrocarriles Argentinos - El Aconcagua.jpg, ''El Aconcagua'' at Mendoza, c. 1990
File:Andén y puente peatonal en la estación de ferrocarril Mendoza.JPG, Platform and bridge, 2008
File:Ruinas de la ex-estación de ferrocarril Mendoza.JPG, Deteriorated platform and building
File:Pequeña formación en la ex-estación Mendoza.JPG, Train at the station 2008
File:Mendoza, Capital Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina - panoramio (35).jpg, Signals in 2014
File:Mendoza, Capital Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina - panoramio (59).jpg, Main building before restoration
File:Mendoza, Capital Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina - panoramio (64).jpg, View of the offices
File:Oficinas del FGSM, Estación Mendoza.JPG, Cultural Center, 2015
Estación Cultural Ciudad
at Ciudad de Mendoza Government {{Railway stations in Argentina Transport in Mendoza Province Railway stations in Argentina opened in 2012 Metrotranvía Mendoza stations Railway stations in Argentina closed in 1993 Railway stations in Argentina opened in 1885
Andean Railway
The Andean Railway (native name: Ferrocarril Andino) was a state-owned railway company in Argentina which, towards the end of the 19th century, built and operated a line connecting Villa María in Córdoba Province with the cities of Mendoza, ...
(then taken over by British companies such as Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway). Nowadays Mendoza is currently used by Metrotranvía Mendoza, a light rail transport system inaugurated in 2012. The station is also served by state-owned company Trenes Argentinos Cargas which runs freight trains in the region.
The station operated between 1885 and 1993 when it was closed by the national government A national government is the government of a nation.
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. It remained disused and abandoned until 2012 when the Metrotranvía was inaugurated. The administrative building was reopened as a cultural centre named "Estación Cultural",Conocé los talleres que ofrece la Estación Cultural de Ciudadon Sitio Andino, 7 Jul 2021 while the main station building was completely remodelled when Metrotranvía extended to Las Heras in 2019.
History
The station was opened in 1885 by state-owned Ferrocarril Andino, then taken over by British operator Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway, which managed all railway services in Argentine central west. Mendoza was one of the stations that connected the Cuyo region with the city of Buenos Aires"Estación Mendoza" on Horizonte Ferroviaro, 29 Aug 2014Recuerdos e historias de los viajes de Junín a Mendozaon Diariodemocracia, 5 Sep 2021 until 1993 when the administration led by
Carlos Menem
Carlos Saúl Menem (2 July 1930 – 14 February 2021) was an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as the President of Argentina from 1989 to 1999. Ideologically, he identified as a Peronist and supported economically liberal policies. H ...
closed all the long-distance passenger train services.
Several services ran between Buenos Aires and San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John, may refer to:
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* San Juan Province, Argentina
* San Juan, Argentina, the capital of that province
* San Juan, Salta, a village in Iruya, Salta Province
* San Juan (Buenos Aires Underground), ...
(with stop in Mendoza), some of them were "El Zonda", "El Sanjuanino", and an express and faster one ("El Libertador", which took 12h 45').
After the services to Mendoza and other provinces in Cuyo region were cancelled in 1993, Mendoza station remained abandoned. Since its closure, Mendoza steadily deteriorated with some of its structures being stolen or vandalised. In 2012, the Government of Mendoza opened the " Metrotranvía Mendoza", a light rail system that ran on former San Martín Railway tracks. The Mendoza station was partially refurbished to operate the service, but works did not include the main building, which remained abandoned and vandalised.
When the provincial government started works to extend the Metrotranvía line to the city of Panquehua in Las Heras Department at a cost of AR$224 million in 2014, the original building of Mendoza station was completely refurbished. Although works were intended to be completed in 2016, the station was not finished until 2019,"Así quedó la vieja estación Mendoza"by Estefanía Scortichini on ''Los Andes'', 11 Dec 2018 when the Mendoza – Panquehua section was inaugurated.
at Rieles.com, 7 May 2019
Historic operators
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Estación Cultural Ciudad
at Ciudad de Mendoza Government {{Railway stations in Argentina Transport in Mendoza Province Railway stations in Argentina opened in 2012 Metrotranvía Mendoza stations Railway stations in Argentina closed in 1993 Railway stations in Argentina opened in 1885