General Roca Railway
| Roca Railway | |||
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CNR CKD8G train travelling to Mar del Plata, March 2015.
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| Overview | |||
| Native name | Ferrocarril Roca | ||
| Type | Inter-city | ||
| Status | Active | ||
| Locale |
Buenos Aires La Pampa Neuquén Río Negro |
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| Termini |
Constitución Zapala Bariloche |
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| Operation | |||
| Opened | 1948 | ||
| Owner | Government of Argentina | ||
| Operator(s) |
Trenes Argentinos (passenger) Ferrobaires (passenger) Ferrosur Roca (freight) Ferroexpreso Pampeano (freight) Nuevo Central Argentino (freight) |
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| Technical | |||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
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The General Roca Railway (FCGR) (native name: Ferrocarril General Roca) is a 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge railway in Argentina which runs from Constitución station in Buenos Aires to the south of the country through the provinces of Buenos Aires, La Pampa, Neuquén and Río Negro. It was also one of the six state-owned Argentine railway divisions formed after President Juan Perón's nationalisation of the railway network in 1948, being named after former president Julio Argentino Roca. The six companies were managed by Ferrocarriles Argentinos which was later broken up during the process of railway privatisation beginning in 1991 during Carlos Menem's presidency.
The Roca Railway is currently operated by State owned companies Trenes Argentinos (that operates commuter rail services in Buenos Aires) and Ferrobaires (for long distance services) while freight transport is run by private companies Ferrosur Roca and Ferroexpreso Pampeano.
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