The Entre Ríos Railway (ERR) (in Spanish: Ferrocarril Entre Ríos) was a

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-owned railway company that built and operated a railway network in

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, between the rivers

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and Paraná, in

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History

The company began operation in 1892 by purchasing a rail network operated by state-owned Central Entre Ríos from the provincial government. Four years later the company purchased the Gualeguay to Puerto Ruiz line, built by "Ferrocarril Primer Entrerriano" in 1866, from the national government, and on 12 October 1899 a branch line from Gobernador Solá to Macía was opened. A line from

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to Concordia, on the River Uruguay, was built in 1902 reaching Jubileo on 25 January, General Campos on 3 March and Concordia on 30 June where it joined the

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. Later the following branch lines were opened: from Las Colas to Enrique Carbó on 10 October 1906, from

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to Villa Elisa on 28 December 1906, from Crespo to Hasenkamp on 26 August 1907, from Médanos to Carbó on 1 February 1908, from Médanos to Ibicuy on 15 March 1908, from Ibucuy to the port in 1909, Carbó to Parera on 1 December 1909 and Villa Elisa to

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on 2 July 1912. In 1915 a joint administration was established with the neighbouring British-owned

. By the time President

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Argentina's railways in 1948 the ERR operated a 1,300 km network which became part of the state-owned

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Heritage railway

In the early 1990s, a

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was opened and operated by "Ferroclub Central Entrerriano", a local non-profit association formed by railway enthusiasts. Since then, the service has been running trains pulled by

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s between the cities of Villa Elisa and

, covering a distance of , with a total journey time of 120 minutes."15 trenes turísticos de la Argentina"
''Clarín'', 24 May 2015

Bibliography

* ''British Railways in Argentina 1857-1914: A Case Study of Foreign Investment'' by Colin M. Lewis - Athlone Press (for the Institute of Latin American Studies, University of London, 1983) * ''British-Owned Railways in Argentina – Their Effect on Economic Nationalism, 1854-1948'' by Winthrop R. Wright ( Latin American Monograph No. 34, Institute of Latin American Studies), Univ. of Texas Press (London, 1974)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Entre Rios Railway Defunct railway companies of Argentina Railway companies established in 1892 Railway companies disestablished in 1948 Standard gauge railways in Argentina Transport in Entre Ríos Province

History

Heritage railway

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