Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway
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The Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway was a major British-owned railway company in Argentina that operated key long-distance and suburban lines connecting Buenos Aires with western regions of the country during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British-owned company
ⓘ
railway company ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ferrocarril Buenos Aires al Pacífico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOrigin | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Córdoba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mendoza NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosario NERFINISHED ⓘ San Juan NERFINISHED ⓘ San Luis NERFINISHED ⓘ Villa Mercedes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Argentina ⓘ |
| dissolvedOrAbolished | 1948 ⓘ |
| endOfOperations | 1948 ⓘ |
| fate | nationalization ⓘ |
| gauge | broad gauge ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Buenos Aires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1882 ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| languageOfNativeName | Spanish ⓘ |
| majorShareholder | Waring Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalizationBy | Government of Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalizationYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| notableLine |
Buenos Aires–Mendoza line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buenos Aires–San Juan line NERFINISHED ⓘ Buenos Aires–Villa Mercedes line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operated |
freight services
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long-distance passenger services ⓘ suburban passenger services ⓘ |
| owner | British investors ⓘ |
| peakNetworkLength | about 5000 km ⓘ |
| primaryTerminus |
Buenos Aires Pacific Railway Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Retiro San Martín railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedCity | Buenos Aires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedPort | Buenos Aires port ⓘ |
| servedRegion |
Cuyo region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Córdoba Province NERFINISHED ⓘ La Pampa Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Mendoza Province NERFINISHED ⓘ San Juan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ San Luis Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Fe Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startOfOperations | 1886 ⓘ |
| successor | Ferrocarril General San Martín NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminusStationInBuenosAires | Retiro San Martín railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1676 mm ⓘ |
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