The Central Entre Ríos Railway (CERR) (in Spanish: Ferrocarril Central Entrerriano) was a railway company in the

Entre Ríos Province Entre Ríos (, "Between Rivers") is a Center Region, Argentina, central provinces of Argentina, province of Argentina, located in the Mesopotamia, Argentina, Mesopotamia region. It borders the provinces of Buenos Aires Province, Buenos Aires (so ...

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

, owned by the provincial government, which built and operated a railway network between the rivers

Paraná Paraná, Paranã or Parana may refer to: Geology * Paraná Basin, a sedimentary basin in South America Places In Argentina *Paraná, Entre Ríos, a city * Paraná Department, a part of Entre Ríos Province In Brazil *Paraná (state), a state ...

and

Uruguay Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...

. In 1892 it was sold to the British–owned

Entre Ríos Railway The Entre Ríos Railway (ERR) (in Spanish: Ferrocarril Entre Ríos) was a British-owned railway company that built and operated a railway network in Entre Ríos Province, between the rivers Uruguay and Paraná, in Argentina. History The compa ...

History

On 11 June 1883 the provincial government of Entre Ríos authorised the construction of a railway from

, the provincial capital, to

Concepción del Uruguay Concepción del Uruguay is a city in Argentina. It is located in the Entre Ríos province, on the western shore of the Uruguay River, some 320 kilometers north from Buenos Aires. Its population is about 80,000 inhabitants (). History The city ...

, on the River Uruguay, and on 7 January 1887 the construction of branch lines to

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...

, Gualeguay, Gualeguaychú and

Villaguay Villaguay is a city in the province of Entre Ríos in the Argentine Mesopotamia. It has about 49,000 inhabitants as of thcensus 2010and is the head town of the department of the same name. The city lies near the geographic center of the provinc ...

. The line from Paraná, via

Nogoyá Nogoyá () is a city in the provinces of Argentina, province of Entre Ríos Province, Entre Ríos, Argentina. It has 22,824 inhabitants per the and is the head town of the Nogoyá Department. It lies in the province's southwest, by the Nogoyá St ...

and

Rosario del Tala Rosario del Tala is a city in the center-south of the province of Entre Ríos, Argentina. It has 12,801 inhabitants as per the , and is the head town of the Tala Department. It lies on the western banks of the Gualeguay River, 179 km east-so ...

to Concepción del Uruguay was opened between 13 May and 30 June 1887, the branch line from Nogoyá to Victoria on 26 June 1890, and those from

Basavilbaso Basavilbaso is a town in the center region of the province of Entre Ríos, Argentina, about from Concepción del Uruguay. It has about 9,700 inhabitants as per the . Locals often shorten the name to Basso. The town developed around the Gobernado ...

to Parera and to Villaguay and from Parera to Gualeguaychú on 20 and 23 September of the same year. Finally a branch line, was opened on 27 January 1891, from Tala to Gualeguay, where it joined the Gualeguay to Puerto Ruiz line operated by the Ferrocarril Primer Entrerrianno. On 29 January 1892 the CERR was sold by the provincial government to the British-owned

.''Reseña de los Ferrocarriles Argentinos: Principales Antecedentes Legales y Estadísticos, 1857-1944'' by Francisco Barres (1945) Following nationalisation, the railway became part of the

General Urquiza Railway The General Urquiza Railway (FCGU) (in Spanish: Ferrocarril General Urquiza), named after the Argentine general and politician Justo José de Urquiza, is a standard gauge railway of Argentina which runs approximately northwards from Buenos Aires ...

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