Córdoba Mitre railway station

Córdoba
Inter-city
Facade of the station.
Location	Bv. Juan D. Perón 101, Córdoba Argentina
Owned by	Government of Argentina
Operated by	Trenes Argentinos (Passenger) NCA (Freight)
Line(s)	Mitre
Distance	700 km (430 mi) from Buenos Aires
History
Opened	1886; 131 years ago (1886)

Córdoba is a train station in the city of the same name of Córdoba Province, Argentina.

The station was originally built and operated by the Córdoba Central Railway and then added to Ferrocarril Mitre network. It is currently operated by two companies: State-owned Trenes Argentinos (for passenger services) and private Nuevo Central Argentino (NCA) that runs freight trains on the line.

In 1863, the government of Argentina granted British-owned company Central Argentine Railway, led by engineer William Wheelwright, a concession to build and exploit a railway line between the cities of Rosario (a major port in southern Santa Fe, on the Paraná River) and Córdoba (a large city near the geographical center of Argentina, and the capital of the province of the same name). The grant included a clause to populate the lands along and around the railway that were given to the company by the national state.

The construction works started in April 1863 with the establishment of the terminus in Rosario, at Rosario Central Station. The line, a 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge railway, reached Villa María, Córdoba, in September 1867 and the works ceased. Minister Rawson expressed disagreement for the paralization of the works while passengers also protested against poor conditions of the service. The works for the Rosario Central station and other intermediate stations had not begun. The company alleged that they could not continue the extension of the line until the pending lands were given.