Freight train at Ingeniero Maury station
of Salta–Antofagasta railway, 1993. |
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S.A. | |
Industry | Railway |
Predecessor | Ferrocarriles Argentinos |
Successor | TACyL |
Founded | 1999 |
Founder | Government of Argentina |
Defunct | 2013 |
Headquarters | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Area served
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Centre and North of Argentina |
Services | Freight transport |
Owner | Government of Argentina |
Belgrano Cargas S.A. was an Argentine State-owned company which operated the 10,841 km (6,736 mi) 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge gauge freight rail network built by Central Northern and Province of Santa Fe Railways, which became part of Belgrano Railway network after railway nationalization of 1948.
The network operated by Belgrano Cargas extended through the provinces of Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Mendoza, Santiago del Estero, San Juan, La Rioja, Catamarca, Tucumán, Chaco, Formosa, Salta and Jujuy. The line also reached all the Argentina's neighbouring countries, such as Bolivia, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile and Paraguay.