Ferrocentral
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A train in Tucumán station (2006).
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| Private | |
| Industry | Railway |
| Fate | Defunct |
| Predecessor | Ferrocarriles Argentinos |
| Successor | Trenes Argentinos |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Defunct | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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Area served
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Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Santa Fe, Sgo. del Estero, Tucumán Provinces |
| Services | Public transport, Maintenance, repair, and operations |
| Owner | Grupo Emepa |
| Website | www |
Ferrocentral was an Argentine private railway company, with a name formed by a combination of the Spanish words for "Central Rail". It operated long-distance passenger trains from its base at Retiro station in Buenos Aires to several locations in northern Argentina, running on Ferrocarril Mitre's 5ft 6" in gauge railway|Indian gauge]] tracks.
The company also ran regional services (such as Tren de las Sierras) on Ferrocarril Belgrano's metre gauge tracks in Córdoba Province. The National Government invested $ 10 million to re-open the line.
All of the train routes managed by Ferrocentral had been previously operated by Ferrocarriles Argentinos, the country's now-defunct national passenger railroad corporation. After the privatisation of Ferrocarriles Argentinos starting in 1991, many train services across Argentina were indefinitely discontinued. Since the year 2005, however, Ferrocentral was formed and successfully resurrected some passenger lines.
Ferrocentral was established in 2005, being formed by two railway companies, Nuevo Central Argentino (concessionary of Ferrocarril Mitre's freight services) and Ferrovías (which operates the Belgrano Norte Line) with the purpose of running trains from Retiro station in Buenos Aires to the city of Córdoba.
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