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The General Manuel Belgrano Railway (FCGMB) (Spanish: Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano), named after the
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politician and military leader
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, is a railway and the longest of the Argentine system. It was one of the six state-owned
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railway companies formed after President
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's nationalisation of the railway network in 1948. Retiro station is the railway's terminus in
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, from which the railway runs to many provinces in the Centre and North of Argentina, such as Santa Fe,
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, Tucumán,
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, Catamarca, Chaco,
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,
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and
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. In the metropolitan section of the city of Buenos Aires, Ferrocarril Belgrano is divided into two lines, Belgrano Norte and Belgrano Sur, currently operated by
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and state-owned company
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, respectively. Passenger trains of Norte Line are only run to Villa Rosa in
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. From then on,
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services ply the rest of the network, operated by state-owned company
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. Some short-distance passenger services are also operated by another state-owned company, Trenes Argentinos Operadora Ferroviaria, in Chaco Province.
, Tucumán, Chaco,
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,
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, San Luis, Mendoza,
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,
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and Catamarca.


History


Background

In 1876, Ferrocarril Central Norte started services from Córdoba to Tucumán. It was the first
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in Argentina, mainly due to economic reasons. It had been built by the Argentine State to expand
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network (Rosario-Córdoba), a
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-owned company by then. By the beginning of the 20th century, the national government had built several
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railway lines, most of them in the North of Argentina. The
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owned a 3,490 km length network. The most important were the
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and Argentino del Norte, as part of other lines in
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and
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regions. In 1905 the Congress of Argentina authorised the construction of a line from Cerrillos to
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in
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as a railway projected to get access to the
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article at the ''Encyclopædia Bri ...
. One year after other project proposed to get access through
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was suggested, but works were not carried out. Projects were revived several times but it was not until 1921 when the
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company started the construction of a line. Works -directed by
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engineer
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- continued until 1930 when the overthrow of
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caused their interruption with only a few kilometers built, while Maury was fired by the de facto government. Works resumed in 1936, reaching the cities of Olacapato (1941), Unquillal (1944) and Tolar Grande (1945). President
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encouraged works to continue after he became president that same year. In January 1948 works were finished at last and the line was opened, joining Argentina and
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in
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. Trains ran along 29 bridges, 21 tunnels, 13 viaducts, 2 zig-zags and 2
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. In 1972 the line started to operate as a touristic service, under the commercial name ''"Tren a las Nubes" (Train to the Clouds)''


Nationalisation

After the
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finished, British and French-owned railway companies in Argentina began proceedings with the purpose of selling their railways due to financial problems to operate those services. Finally on March 1, 1948, all the foreign railway companies in Argentina were
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under the
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's administration, creating the State-owned company "Empresa de Ferrocarriles del Estado Argentino (EFEA)", then renamed to
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, taking over all the railway lines of Argentina, including passenger and freight services. From then on, a restructuring of the entire Argentine rail network was carried out, given the lines local heroes' names. As a result, several former British and French companies, such as Compañía Gral. de Buenos Aires,
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, Argentino del Norte, Mildland and Provincial de Santa Fe became part of the same network, renamed "Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano" to honor
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, hero of the
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and the creator of the
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. The Patagonian railway owned by state became part of
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and the Littoral lines were added to
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. On the other side, the Provincial de Buenos Aires railway remained managed in an autonomous way until 1953 when it was also added to Ferrocarril Belgrano. The six companies were managed by
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which was later broken up during the process of railway
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beginning in 1991 during
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's presidency. The following
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railway companies were added to Ferrocarril Belgrano network after the 1948
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: Note: * (1) ''The Central Northern had previously taken over North Argentine Railway in 1909.''


Eastern Bolivian line

In 1937, while the
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had competed to extend their railway lines to
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. The branch projected would run from
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to
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but part of the path was being occupied by the
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. On February 25, 1938, governments of Bolivia and Brazil signed an agreement to build a railway line from Santa Cruz to Brazilian city
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, which would allow Bolivia to have access to
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. That same year, Juan Rivero Torres was appointed chief of the Bolivian delegation to help organize the Mixed Bolivian-Brazilian Railway Commission; until 1951, he served as delegate engineer of Bolivia in the construction of the Santa Cruz-Corumbá Railway, thereby forming a rail corridor to connect South America's Atlantic ports with its Pacific ones. As for Brazil, the railway would facilitate an access to the
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-rich Eastern Bolivia region. On March 15 Bolivia ratified that agreement, declaring null the other contract signed with Argentina in November 1937. Indigenous
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forced laborers built parts of the Santa Cruz–Corumbá Railway. Nevertheless, the Congresses of Argentina and Bolivia ratified the agreement. On the other hand, Brazil started to work in Bolivia in 1948, having finished the 625-km length Santa Cruz - Corumbá railway line in 1955. In 1949 Argentina financed and built the railway to Santa Cruz, crossing Eastern Bolivia. That line connected Amazonas and de la Plata
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s as a natural extension of the Yacuiba branch. That also joined Argentine railways other railroad lines of the regions, such as Brazil,
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an and Bolivian networks. The
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- Santa Cruz de la Sierra branch was opened in 1958.


Rosario railways

Once the metre gauge railways became part of Ferrocarril Belgrano, the government ordered the closure of
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, Provincial de Santa Fe and Compañía Gral. de Buenos Aires terminal stations in the city of
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for passenger services. In the case of the CGBA (that joined
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with Rosario through a branch from
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) the closure was definite and the building would be later occupied by the
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. Passenger services were moved to Rosario Oeste station. Likewise, the Ferrocarril Provincial de Santa Fe terminus was remodeled and re-opened in the late 1950s as a
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, renaming it "Coronel Juan D. Perón" to honor former President of Argentina. The station was renamed later as "
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".


Tucumán railways

Belgrano Railway operated two stations from Córdoba Central, the original built by the
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(ANWR, also named ''El Provincial'' due to its line extended within
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and acquired in 1899) and the other station built by the CC itself, Tucumán Belgrano railway station. The Provincial station operated passenger and freight services until the late 1960s, when the passenger traffic was moved to Central Northern Railway station, also known as "El Bajo". After the entire railway network was
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during
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's administration, the Córdoba Central station started to be operated by recently formed
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. The station remained active as an intermediate stop for trains run by Belgrano Railway to
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in Jujuy Province."La primera estación"
''La Gaceta'', 18 May 2012 The ANWR station would be finally closed in 1978. In the early 1990s, when the
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's administration
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all the railway services, the Belgrano Railway freight service remained under the control of the state due to lack of interest from private inversors. On the other hand, all the long-distance passenger services were closed in March 1993 so the station has remained active for freight trains exclusively since then. The Córdoba Central is currently operated by state-owned Trenes Argentinos Cargas y Logística.


Ex-Midland evolution

This railway extended along
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from its terminus of Puente Alsina in
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to
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, an important tourist centre by then. After the nationalisation several improvements were carried out in the line, such as the addition of a rail track between Aldo Bonzi and Libertad to increase frequency of the services. The modernisation included the purchase of brand-new
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s by
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company
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in 1951 (with the addition of 15 new ones by
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in 1955) and the construction of a junction in the
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and
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stations that allowed ex-Midland connecting its line with Ferrocarril Sarmiento railway near Haedo in
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. By December 1955 the Ferrocarril Belgrano ran more than 40 services per day in the Puente Alsina−Aldo Bonzi section.
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s acquired from the
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in 1939 that were still running passenger services on the line were put out of service in 1971, replacing them with the
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previously used by the
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since 1936. The Ganz railcars ran services until 1977 when the line was definitely closed. When the Libertad−Plomer section was closed, Buenos Aires station of ex-CGBA was set as terminus. Trains ran without passengers from Puenta Alsina to Aldo Bonzi, running back to Tapiales junction where they departed to Buenos Aires station. Passengers waited and took the train in Buenos Aires, being carried to Carhué via Plomer. The lack of maintenance caused a progressive deterioration in the rolling stock and stations of the line, therefore the line was closed in September 1977. Workshops at Libertad were demolished. Nevertheless, the closure of the region did not make a negative impact in the economy of the Province due to rail tracks crossed along low-populated regions. Besides, most of that regions were already served by other railway lines with better access to the city of
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.


Ex-Compañía General evolution

That railway line operated services from Buenos Aires station in
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to cities at the East of
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and ports of
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and
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. When the company was added to Ferrocarril Belgrano, its network was significantly restructured. In Rosario, the CGBA terminal station was closed and all its branches put out of service. In Buenos Aires, the CGBA workshops in Riachuelo were closed so all the rolling stock was moved to Libertad workshops of Midland Railway. In La Plata, a joint with ex- Ferrocarril Provincial (FPBA) was built in Etcheverry station, using that line for all the freight trains that served the port in La Plata. The line that belonged to CGBA was abandoned and its rail tracks removed in the most part of the path. Finally in 1961, branches from Patricios to
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and Victorino de la Plaza and
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to
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were closed. Likewise, the ''
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'' (that served the region bringing fresh milk from local
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s) was definitely suspended when the government banned the commercialization of bulk products in the city of
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. In August 1977, National Decree N° 2294 stated the closure of the 225-km length line between Patricios and Victorino de la Plaza. Since then, stations and rail tracks had been suffered progressive deterioration, with no plans from the government to re-activate the CGBA lines.


Ex-F.C. Provincial evolution

The Ferrocarril Provincial was the last to become part of Ferrocarril Belgrano network. As the CGBA rail tracks from Port of La Plata to the crossing with FC Provincial (near Etcheverry) had been removed in the 1950s, therefore a joint was built to allow trains from González Catán to run on ex-FCPBA tracks to La Plata. In October 1961 the Etcheverry−Mira Pampa and Carlos Beguerie−
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− Olavarría branches were closed by the national government. Three years later the Olavarría−La Plata section was partially re-opened only for freight services, but this line would be definitely deactivated in 1968. One year later a joint between former Midland, Provincial and the
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was built to reach
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. In 1974 rail tracks from Carlos Beguerie to Mira Pampa were removed. On July 5, 1977, this line was definitely closed for passenger services, running freight trains until one of the bridges was broken by a truck near Gobernador Monteverde, leaving the line inactive. Years later Avellaneda station (terminus of the line) would be re-opened as a railway museum.


Ex-FC Provincial de Santa Fe evolution

The Ferrocarril Provincial de Santa Fe had been a
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-owned company operating trains in the provinces of Santa Fe, Chaco and
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that became part of the Ferrocarril Belgrano after nationalisation of the entire network in 1948. In the city of Rosario the terminal stations of former French-owned companies, Córdoba Central, Compañía General de Buenos Aires and Provincial de Santa Fe, were closed for
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services. From then on, the traffic of passenger would be moved to Rosario Oeste station. The Rosario terminus of ex-Provincial de Santa Fe was remodeled and re-opened at late 1950s as a
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, renaming it "Coronel Perón" although it would be changed to
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to honor one of the most notable personalities of the 1810 Revolution. After becoming a bus station the warehouses remained active for freight services until they were definitely closed in 1987. The rail tracks were also removed while the Municipality of Rosario made a Convention Center ("Patrio de la Madera") on that place. FCPSF's Central Station (terminus of the line located in the city of Santa Fe) was demolished in 1962 to build a new bus terminus, which was inaugurated in 1968. After the
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of all the Argentine railways in early 1990 during
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's administration, several railway lines were closed and many cities of the region lost their only public transport that connected them with the main cities of Santa Fe and Chaco. In the case of Chaco, the government of the province created a state-owned company, named " Servicios Ferroviarios del Chaco (SEFECHA)" to operate regional services on the Ferrocarril Belgrano tracks, using small
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s. The national government took over the services in May 2010, and has been operating them since then, through state-owned company
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.


Privatisation

By the beginning of the 1990s
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's financial situation was catastrophic so the national government led by
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decided to restructure the company. A new company, named " Ferrocarriles Metropolitanos S.A. (FEMESA)" was created to manage and operate passenger services in the urban area of
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, leaving FA the operation of long-distance passenger trains and freight services. Nevertheless, passenger trains served by FA would be interrupted by a National Decree on March 10, 1993. Only a few lines (operated by the provincial governments) continued to operate outside Buenos Aires Province. Under FEMESA administration, the urban services of Ferrocarril Belgrano were divided into two lines, Belgrano Norte ( Retiro–Villa Rosa) and Belgrano Sur (
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–
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–Marinos del Crucero General Belgrano and Puente Alsina–
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). Both lines had a low passenger traffic compared with other lines such as
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or
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. Belgrano Sur line that ran trains on ex-Compañía General and Midland railways was granted in concession to
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(through its TMB division) in 1994. In 1999 the company tried to run a special service with
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s from González Catán to Villars but it was soon abandoned. The Belgrano Norte line was granted in concession to
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, a company that owned EMEPA, a hugh railway workshop near
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. By 1994 (first year of the concession) the number of passengers carried had increased to 14,800,000. The company also made investments, acquiring new diesel locomotives and coaches, upgrading infrastructure (renewing rail tracks and
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and replacing the old bridges) along the entire line. Because of the improvements, the Belgrano Norte Line increased the number of passengers to 36 million. 10,800 of 14,000-km length run by Ferrocarriles Argentinos for freight services were taken over by State company Ferrocarril General Belgrano S.A., established in 1993 because of no one private company had made an offer to operate the line. Belgrano S.A. continued operating until 1997 when it was given to Unión Ferroviaria, the railway syndicate of Argentina. The company transported about 1,500,000 tons (a very low volume compared with the 4,000,000 tons transported in the 1970s). Most of the cargo was oil and fuel, although other products transported included grains, minerals and construction materials. In November 1999 the company was given in concession to Ferrocarril Belgrano Cargas S.A., formed by the Unión Ferroviaria and local cooperative "Laguna Paiva". The government of Argentina owned 1% with the attribution to choose the Director. In 2004 the company was re-privatised, keeping the national government 1% of the company.


State interventions

As part of railway privatization, carried out during the presidency of
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, a concession to operate the services was granted to the government of
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in 1992, so the State-owned company " Servicios Ferroviarios del Chaco" (SEFECHA) was created in August 1999. Through its intervention, the government of Chaco reestablished many passenger services in the Province, connecting its main cities such as Resistencia or Sáenz Peña with the rest of the region. In May 2010, the
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took over services previously operated by SEFECHA, which was dissolved. Nowadays those services, together with those of
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in Córdoba Province, are the only ex-General Manuel Belgrano Railway passenger services in the interior of the country that are still in operation.


Suburban services


Belgrano Norte

In the metropolitan sector of the City of
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there is a diesel commuter line that operates from the Retiro terminus in the city-centre to the town of Villa Rosa in
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of
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. The service is operated by
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Ferrovías Ferrovías S.A.C. is a privately owned company which, on 1 April 1994, took over the concession, granted by the Argentine government as part of railway privatisation during the presidency of Carlos Menem, for the operation of the (metre gauge) ...
since 1994. The line increased the number of passengers carried notably, from 11,8 million in 1993 to about 30,5 million passengers during 2012."Estadísticas del total de pasajeros"
CNRT


Belgrano Sur

On the southern sector of the City of Buenos Aires two diesel commuter lines operate to the southern suburbs of Buenos Aires. The Buenos Aires station-
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line was part of French-owned company
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(CGBA) that extended its network to the south-west of
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, reaching cities such as
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and Victorino de la Plaza. Other lines connected Buenos Aires with the port of
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and
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. The other two branches were originally part of British-owned
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that began its operations in 1906, extending its network to the city of
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in the south-west of the Province. From Puente Alsina station (Midland terminus) it runs to
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. The other branch (15-km length) departs from
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station, extending to Marinos del Crucero Gral. Belgrano in
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.


See also

*
Belgrano Cargas Belgrano Cargas S.A. was an Argentine state-owned company which operated the gauge freight rail network built by Central Northern and Province of Santa Fe Railways, which became part of Belgrano Railway network after railway nationalizati ...
*
Ferrovías Ferrovías S.A.C. is a privately owned company which, on 1 April 1994, took over the concession, granted by the Argentine government as part of railway privatisation during the presidency of Carlos Menem, for the operation of the (metre gauge) ...
* Servicios Ferroviarios del Chaco * Tren de las Nubes *
Tren de las Sierras Tren de las Sierras (technically known as the "A-1" branch of the General Belgrano Railway) is a regional rail line in Córdoba Province of Argentina. The line runs from Alta Córdoba to Capilla del Monte, being currently operated by state-ow ...


Bibliography

* ''British Railways in Argentina 1860–1948'', H. R. Stones, edited by P. E. Waters & Associates, Bromley, Kent, England, 1993.


References

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