Argentine North Eastern Railway
The Argentine North Eastern Railway (ANER) (in Spanish: Ferrocarril Nordeste Argentino, also Ferrocarril del Nord-Este Argentino) was a British-owned railway company, founded in 1887, that operated a 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge railway network in the provinces of Entre Ríos, Corrientes and Misiones in Argentina. When the company was nationalised in 1948 it became part of the state-owned General Urquiza Railway.
| Argentine North Eastern Railway | |||
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Neilson locomotive that served on the line. | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | Ferrocarril Nordeste Argentino | ||
| Status | Defunct company; rail line active | ||
| Locale | Entre Ríos, Corrientes, Misiones | ||
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| Service | |||
| Type | Inter-city | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1889 | ||
| Closed | 1948 (acquired by the Government of Argentina) | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 1,212 km (753 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
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