The Santa Fe and Córdoba Great Southern Railway ( es, Gran Ferrocarril del Sud de Santa Fe y Córdoba) was a British-owned railway company that built and operated a Indian gauge, broad gauge railway network in the provinces of Argentina, Argentine provinces of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe and Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba.

History

On 2 October 1886 a concession was granted to build a railway from Villa Constitución in Santa Fe Province to La Carlota, Córdoba, Argentina, La Carlota in Córdoba Province. In 1889 the concession was transferred to the SF&CGS who opened the first section of the line from Villa Constitución to San Urbano (Melincué) on 30 April 1890. The line was extended to Venado Tuerto on 8 July 1890 and to La Carlota on 24 February 1891. A branch line from Venado Tuerto to Rufino, Santa Fe, Rufino was opened on 11 March 1899.LOS FERROCARRILES, AGENTES ORGANIZADORES DEL TERRITORIO SANTAFESINO
by Blanca Gioria at Universidad del Salvador On 20 September 1900 the company was bought by the British-owned Buenos Aires and Rosario Railway (BA&R). The sale included a concession already granted to the SF&CGS for the extension of the line from La Carlota to Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Río Cuarto which the BA&R opened on 26 March 1902.

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)

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