The Train of Pantanal (
Portuguese, ''Trem do Pantanal'') is a railway in the state of
Mato Grosso do Sul
Mato Grosso do Sul () is one of the Midwestern states of Brazil. Neighboring Brazilian states are (from north clockwise) Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. It also borders the countries of Paraguay, to the southwest, and ...
,
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
that passes through the
Pantanal region. It begins in the city of
Campo Grande and ends in
Corumbá, a total distance of 420 km. It is sometimes referred to, incorrectly, as the ''Train of Death''. The 'Train of Death' was actually the continuation of the route across the border into Bolivia from Puerto Suarez to Santa Cruz del la Sierra, a true "Trem da Morte." In the absence of decent all-weather roads linking Corumba with Campo Grande, the train offered a decent journey, first and second class, a restaurant car and sleepers across the Pantanal to Bauru, taking over all about 30 hours. The completion of the road killed off the passenger railway service.
History
The line was inaugurated in 1914 and was finished in 1950. The government plans on reconstructing the train slowly by 2009,
although it was initially predicted to be completed by 2005.
References
Metre gauge railways in Brazil
Transport in Mato Grosso do Sul
Pantanal
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