Ferroexpreso Pampeano S.A. (abbreviated FEPSA) is an
Argentine private railway company that operates
freight
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services over a network that comprises
broad gauge Sarmiento Railway
The Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Railway (FCDFS) (Spanish: Ferrocarril Domingo Faustino Sarmiento), named after the former Argentine president, statesman, educator, and author Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, is one of the six state-owned Argentine rai ...
and the
Rosario and Puerto Belgrano section of
Roca Railway.
FEPSA is currently owned by
Sociedad Comercial del Plata
Sociedad Comercial del Plata is a diversified Argentine holding company, with interests primarily in the energy, rail transport, real estate, and tourism sectors.
Overview
Sociedad Comercial del Plata was founded in Buenos Aires on June 7, 1927, ...
(SCP), In the past, FEPSA was part of
Techint
Techint is an Argentine conglomerate founded in Milan in 1945 by Italian industrialist Agostino Rocca and headquartered in Milan (Italy) and Buenos Aires (Argentina). As of 2019 the Techint Group is composed of six main companies in the followin ...
, one of the largest companies in Argentina. FEPSA's operating fleet includes 52
diesel locomotives and 2,106
wagons
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Wagons are immediately distinguished from ...
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History
After the entire Argentine rail network was privatised
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in the early 1990s, the Government of Argentina granted a concession to the company to operate freight services within provinces of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
and La Pampa
La Pampa () is a sparsely populated province of Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it ...
but with branches extending into neighbouring Córdoba, San Luis and Santa Fe provinces. The former Rosario and Puerto Belgrano Railway
The Rosario and Puerto Belgrano Railway (Spanish: Ferrocarril Rosario y Puerto Belgrano, and in French: Compagnie de Chemins de Fer Rosario-Puerto Belgrano) was a French-owned railway company which operated a broad gauge, , single track lin ...
section is the most heavily used branch. Ferroexpreso Pampeano started operations in November 1991.foodstuffs
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and 3,500,009 tonnes of freight in total.
Gallery
File:Ferroexpreso Pampeano 1.jpg
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See also
*Rail transport in Argentina
The Argentine railway network consisted of a network at the end of the Second World War and was, in its time, one of the most extensive and prosperous in the world. However, with the increase in highway construction, there followed a sharp decl ...
*Domingo Sarmiento Railway
The Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Railway (FCDFS) (Spanish: Ferrocarril Domingo Faustino Sarmiento), named after the former Argentine president, statesman, educator, and author Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, is one of the six state-owned Argentine rai ...
*Railway privatisation in Argentina
Railway privatisation in Argentina was a process which began in 1993 under the presidency of Carlos Menem, following a series of neoliberal economic reforms. This primarily consisted of breaking up the state-owned railway company Ferrocarriles Ar ...
References
External links
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{{Railway Companies in Argentina
Railway companies of Argentina
5 ft 6 in gauge railways in Argentina
Railway companies established in 1991
1991 establishments in Argentina
Techint
Rail transport in Buenos Aires Province
Transport in La Pampa Province