Province of Buenos Aires Railway
Defunct Argentine railway company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Province of Buenos Aires Railway (Spanish: Ferrocarril Provincial de Buenos Aires - FCPBA) was a state-owned company that operated a 902 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge railway network in the Province of Buenos Aires in Argentina. Founded in 1907 as the "Ferrocarril Provincial del Puerto de La Plata al Meridiano V", the company changed its name to FCPBA in 1924. In 1951 it was taken into state ownership and in 1953 it was absorbed by the state-owned Belgrano Railway. The FCPBA should not confused with the similarly named French–owned Compañía General (CGBA, later "G" branch) which also operated in the Province.
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Province of Buenos Aires Railway | |||
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Overview | |||
Native name | Ferrocarril Provincial de Buenos Aires | ||
Status | Defunct company; rail line inactive | ||
Owner | Government of Buenos Aires Province | ||
Locale | Buenos Aires Province | ||
Service | |||
Type | Inter-city | ||
Operator(s) | Ferrocarril Belgrano (1948-92) | ||
History | |||
Opened | 1912 | ||
Closed | 1977; 47 years ago (1977) (passengers) 1992; 32 years ago (1992) (goods) | ||
Technical | |||
Line length | 902 km (560 mi) | ||
Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | ||
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