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Estación Linares
Estación Linares is a railway station of the Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado, located in Linares, Chile. It is the main railway station in the Linares Province, and is located on Brasil Avenue. Estación Linares is part of the Red Sur Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado, EFE, the TerraSur inter-city service has a stop here, and since 2012 the ''Expreso Maule'' has its final stop here. The Ramal Colbún diverged from here, to the commune of Colbún, but the line was completely closed. The nearby Linares Bus Terminal is within walking distance from the Station. Lines and trains The following lines and trains pass through or terminate at Estación Linares: *Red Sur Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado, EFE **TerraSur inter-city service (Estación Central (railway station), Alameda - Estación Chillán, Chillán) **''Expreso Maule'' inter-city service (Estación Central (railway station), Alameda - Linares) Adjacent stations References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linares, Chile
Linares is a Chilean city and Communes of Chile, commune located in the Maule Region and lies in the fertility (soil), fertile Chilean Central Valley, south of Santiago, Chile, Santiago and south of Talca, the Maule Region, regional capital. Linares is the capital city of the Linares Province, province of Linares. Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute (Chile), National Statistics Institute, Linares spans an area of and has 83,249 inhabitants (40,518 men and 42,731 women). Of these, 68,224 (82%) lived in urban areas and 15,025 (18%) in rural areas. The population grew by 7.7% (5,933 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. Geography The municipality covers an area of and the city proper, . The rivers Ancoa, river Putagán, Putagán and Achibueno are the main rivers that pass through the municipality or form its natural borders. Most of the territory of the municipality is located within the central plain or "depresión intermedia" ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empresa De Los Ferrocarriles Del Estado
Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (abbreviated EFE, lit. ''State Railway Company'') is the national railway and the oldest state-run enterprise in Chile. It manages the infrastructure and operating rail services in the country. Track gauge The track gauge is Indian gauge in the south and in the north. The Santiago Metro uses . History The company was created on January 4, 1884 by means of the purchase of the companies that exploited the longitudinal routes and the Santiago – Valparaíso route. Since then, the company acquired the railways of the sodium nitrate mining companies in the north of Chile. From 1913 on the network of the EFE extends from Iquique to Puerto Montt. Apart from the company, Chilean Army also built a small rail line, known to be Puente Alto-El Volcan Railway for Military purpose to safeguard from Argentina attacks, which were opened in 1914 and closed during 1985.Article "Trenes de Ciudad" by Marco Sandoval O., Magazine "En Tren" nº 9, ACCPF, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linares Province
Linares () is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). The provincial capital and most populous center is the city of Linares. Administration As a province, Cachapoal is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial delegate who is appointed by the president. The provincial delegate is Priscila González Carrillo, a Communist. Communes The province comprises eight communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council. * Linares (the provincial capital) * San Javier * Villa Alegre * Yerbas Buenas * Colbún * Longaví * Retiro * Parral Geography and demography The province is located at the very center of mainland Chile, and its capital lies 303 km south of Santiago and 50 km south of Talca, the regional capital, in the middle of a rich agricultural and wine-growing area. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (''INE''), the province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TerraSur
Tren Estación Central - Chillan (previously known as EFE Chillán or TerraSur) is a Chilean Inter-city rail service, opened in 2001 between Santiago and Chillán, on the ''Chilean Central Valley''. It is operated by the ''Trenes Regionales Terra S.A.'', a subsidiary of the Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE). Covering almost 400 km in less than 5 hours, it is the fastest public transportation between the two cities. Currently it is one of the only inter-city services that still operates in the country, (the other intercity rail service is the Alameda-Temuco train, a seasonal train) and is the fastest rail service in South America, with an operational speed reaching 160 km/h. Since June 2012, TerraSur has two daily services on each direction, between Santiago and Chillán, increasing to three on Mondays. Upgrade In 2019, EFE announced its intention to launch a tender for the supply of six new rolling stock units capable of maximum speeds of 160 km/h. These ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colbún
Colbún (Mapudungun: "Cleaning of the land") is a Chilean town and commune in Linares Province, Maule Region. The commune has a population of over 17,000 inhabitants and covers an area of , making it the province's largest. Its capital, the town of Colbún, has 3,679 inhabitants (2002 census). It is west of the center of continental Chile. Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Colbún spans an area of and has 17,619 inhabitants (8,943 men and 8,676 women). Of these, 5,152 (29.2%) lived in urban areas and 12,467 (70.8%) in rural areas. The population grew by 3.9% (669 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. Geography The Colbún commune is bordered on the west by Yerbas Buenas; on the southwest by Linares and Longaví; on the north by San Clemente (Talca Province); on the east and southeast, by Argentina, and on the south, by Parral and San Fabián; the latter in Ñuble Region. The municipality of Colbún occupies the easternmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estación Central (railway Station)
Central Station (), also known as Alameda station, is a major railway station in Santiago, Chile. It serves the south of the country and is the city's primary railway hub. After the closure of Mapocho, it became the only major railway station in Santiago. It is on the Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, facing Matucana avenue. Overview The station opened in 1885, with the building designed by Gustave Eiffel in 1897 and its metallic structure built by the French firm Schneider of Le Creusot. In 1983, it was declared a National Monument by the Chilean government, protecting it by law from demolition or remodeling. It has long been a reference point for travellers and locals; becoming so well known that it gave the name to the municipality and commune where it is located, Estación Central. In recent years, the station has undergone a revival as the government-owned railway Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado has been modernized to restore the bygone appeal for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estación San Javier
Estación San Javier, is a railway station of the Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado, located in San Javier, Chile. It is located on José Manuel Balmaceda Ave. at General Barboza. Estación San Javier is part of the Red Sur EFE, the TerraSur inter-city service has a stop here. This station is between ''Ruta 5'' and East Downtown San Javier. In 2001, Estación San Javier began to take passengers. Lines and trains The following lines and trains pass through or terminate at Estación San Javier: *Red Sur EFE **TerraSur inter-city service ( Alameda - Estación Chillán) **''Expreso Maule'' inter-city service ( Alameda - Estación Linares Estación Linares is a railway station of the Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado, located in Linares, Chile. It is the main railway station in the Linares Province, and is located on Brasil Avenue. Estación Linares is part of the Red Sur Em ...) External links Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado Buildings and structu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Stations In Chile Opened In 1874
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of land transport, next to road transport. It is used for about 8% of passenger and freight transport globally, thanks to its energy efficiency and potentially high speed.Rolling stock on rails generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, allowing rail cars to be coupled into longer trains. Power is usually provided by diesel or electric locomotives. While railway transport is capital-intensive and less flexible than road transport, it can carry heavy loads of passengers and cargo with greater energy efficiency and safety. Precursors of railways driven by human or animal power have existed since antiquity, but modern rail transport began with the invention of the steam locomotive in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 19th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buildings And Structures In Maule Region
A building or edifice is an enclosed structure with a roof, walls and windows, usually standing permanently in one place, such as a house or factory. Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for numerous factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, land prices, ground conditions, specific uses, prestige, and aesthetic reasons. To better understand the concept, see ''Nonbuilding structure'' for contrast. Buildings serve several societal needs – occupancy, primarily as shelter from weather, security, living space, privacy, to store belongings, and to comfortably live and work. A building as a shelter represents a physical separation of the human habitat (a place of comfort and safety) from the ''outside'' (a place that may be harsh and harmful at times). buildings have been objects or canvasses of much artistic expression. In recent years, interest in sustainable planning and building practi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
