Arica–La Paz Railway
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The Arica–La Paz Railway is a historic trans-Andean rail line connecting the Chilean port city of Arica with Bolivia’s capital, La Paz, primarily built to facilitate Bolivian access to the Pacific Ocean.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arica–La Paz Railway canonical | 1 |
| Ferrocarril de Arica a La Paz | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway line
ⓘ
trans-Andean railway ⓘ |
| borderCrossingFor | international rail traffic between Chile and Bolivia ⓘ |
| category |
International railway lines
ⓘ
Rail transport in Bolivia ⓘ Rail transport in Chile ⓘ |
| connects |
Arica
ⓘ
La Paz ⓘ |
| constructionMotivation | treaty obligations between Chile and Bolivia after the War of the Pacific ⓘ |
| country |
Bolivia
ⓘ
Chile ⓘ |
| crosses | Chile–Bolivia border ⓘ |
| electrification | non-electrified ⓘ |
| gauge | metre gauge ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
numerous bridges and tunnels
ⓘ
steep gradients ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructureType | mountain railway ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage |
Arica–La Paz Railway
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ferrocarril de Arica a La Paz
|
| hasStation |
Arica station
ⓘ
Central station La Paz ⓘ |
| highestElevation | over 4200 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important for regional trade between Chile and Bolivia
ⓘ
provided Bolivia with rail access to a Pacific port ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andes
ⓘ
Arica y Parinacota Region ⓘ La Paz Department ⓘ |
| opened | early 20th century ⓘ |
| operator | Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado ⓘ |
| owner | Government of Chile ⓘ |
| partOf | Chile–Bolivia transport network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Altiplano plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Altiplano
Atacama Desert ⓘ
surface form:
Tacna-Arica desert region
|
| purpose |
facilitate Bolivian access to the Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
freight transport ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Altiplano plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Bolivian Altiplano
Pacific coast of northern Chile ⓘ |
| startPoint | Arica ⓘ |
| status | partly operational ⓘ |
| terminus |
Arica
ⓘ
La Paz ⓘ |
| trackType | single track ⓘ |
| usedFor |
import of goods to Bolivia
ⓘ
mineral exports from Bolivia ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ferrocarril de Arica a La Paz