Chile rail network
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The Chile rail network is the national railway system of Chile, comprising passenger and freight lines that connect major cities and regions along the country’s long north–south axis.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway network
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transport infrastructure → |
| borderConnection |
Argentina (historically via trans-Andean lines)
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Bolivia (via Arica–La Paz Railway) → Peru (historically via Arica–Tacna line) → |
| connects |
major cities of Chile
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regions of Chile → |
| connectsTo |
major Chilean ports
→
road transport network → |
| continent |
South America
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| country |
Chile
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| electrification |
25 kV AC overhead line (on some sections)
→
3 kV DC overhead line (on some sections) → |
| experienced |
decline in passenger services in late 20th century
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| freightCommodities |
agricultural products
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containers → copper → minerals → |
| gauge |
1,000 mm metre gauge
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1,435 mm standard gauge → 1,676 mm broad gauge → |
| hasOperator |
Biotrén
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EFE Trenes de Chile → Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado → Metro Valparaíso → private freight railway companies → |
| historicalPeak |
mid-20th century
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| includesLine |
Antofagasta–Bolivia Railway
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Arica–La Paz Railway → Biotrén in Greater Concepción → Metrotren Nos commuter service → Metrotren Rancagua commuter service → Santiago–Chillán passenger route → Valparaíso Metro (Merval) → Victoria–Temuco line → |
| includesService |
commuter rail services
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freight trains → long-distance passenger trains → suburban rail services → |
| locatedIn |
Chile
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| majorHub |
Concepción
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Santiago → Temuco → Valparaíso → |
| orientation |
north–south
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| ownership |
mostly state-owned infrastructure
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| primaryFunction |
freight transport
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passenger transport → |
| undergoing |
modernization and expansion projects
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Chile rail network
("Santiago–Chillán passenger route")
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Chile rail network ("Victoria–Temuco line") → |
includesLine |
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Museo Nacional Ferroviario Pablo Neruda
("Chilean State Railways")
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associatedWith |
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Temuco
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hasRailConnection |