Central Chubut Railway
The Central Chubut Railway (in Spanish: Ferrocarril Central del Chubut) was a British-owned company that built and operated a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge railway line in the Argentine province of Chubut in the Patagonia region at the end of the 19th. century.
| Central Chubut Railway | |||
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Puerto Madryn terminus, c. 1930. | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | Ferrocarril Central del Chubut | ||
| Status | Defunct | ||
| Owner | Government of Argentina | ||
| Locale | Chubut | ||
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| Service | |||
| Type | Inter-city | ||
| Operator(s) | Ferrocarriles Argentinos | ||
| Ridership | 197,936 (1948) | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1888 | ||
| Closed | 1958 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Track gauge | 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Old gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge | ||
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