The Posadas–Encarnación International Train is a

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international service operated between Posadas in

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and Encarnación in

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, running on the Urquiza Railway

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tracks. The service was opened in January 2014.

Overview

Trains are run by

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Casimiro Zbikoski S.A. under an operation agreement with

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Operadora Ferroviaria Sociedad del Estado (SOFSE). The train crosses the San Roque González de Santa Cruz Bridge which joins the two countries together and has an average journey time of 10 minutes with a 30-minute frequency. The current

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consists of two-carriage

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s originally called " Wadloper", built between 1981 and 1983 by

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company

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for the Dutch railway company

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,Tren a Posadas – Encarnación: con una escribana pública en la redacción de Misiones Online, la empresa Casimiro Zbikoski SA pidió derecho a réplica
Misiones Online, 22 Mar 2019 and have a capacity to carry 250 people. Those railcars had been previously used in the binational service '' Tren de los Pueblos Libres'' that joined

and

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, having been active only for one year. With passenger numbers increasing rapidly after the opening of the service, the Argentine Ministry of the Interior and Transport stated in March 2015 that it may have to evaluate adding more rolling stock and extending the length of the platforms. In August 2015, the service was suspended for an unspecified period of time, with no reasons given from both, the concessionaire –Casimiro Zbikoski– and Trenes Argentinos. At the time of the service being suspended, the train had carried 250,000 people within the year. On the other hand, the Government of Paraguay stated that they had no objections to anything related to the service, blaming the Argentine authorities for the suspension of the train. Other versions affirmed that the service could be reestablished the second week in September. On 7 September, service resumed as normal, though the three-week interruption had not been explained.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Posadas-Encarnacion International Train Railway services introduced in 2014 Railway lines in Argentina Rail transport in Paraguay International named passenger trains International railway lines Posadas, Misiones Transport in Misiones Province

Overview

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