Buenos Aires Northern Railway

Buenos Aires Northern Railway
Buenos Aires Northern Railway
	The BANR's "Retiro" station (c. 1900),; viewed from the south side
Overview
Native name	Ferrocarril del Norte de Buenos Aires
Status	Operational
Termini	Buenos Aires (Retiro); (1862–1873, 1897–1915); Buenos Aires (Central Station); (1873–1897); ; Tigre;
Stations	9
Service
Type	Commuter rail
Services	1
History
Opened	1862
Closed	1888; (Acquired by Central Argentine)
Technical
Line length	30 km (19 mi)
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Route map

The Buenos Aires Northern Railway (BANR) (in Spanish: Ferrocarril del Norte de Buenos Aires) was a British-owned company that operated a broad gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) railway line in Argentina, in the second half of the 19th century. The BANR was also the first railway company from the British islands to operate in Argentina.

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