Province of Santa Fe Railway
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Province of Santa Fe Railway (in Spanish: Ferrocarril Provincial de Santa Fe and in French: "Compagnie Française de Chemins de Fer dans la Province de Santa Fe") was a French-owned company that purchased a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge railway network built by the provincial government of Santa Fe in Argentina on 10 April 1900 and later extended it in the provinces of Chaco and Córdoba. After nationalisation in 1948 it became part of the state-owned company Belgrano Railway
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Province of Santa Fe Railway | |||
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Overview | |||
Native name | Ferrocarril Provincial de Santa Fe | ||
Status | Defunct company; some lines active | ||
Owner | Santa Fe Province | ||
Locale | Santa Fe, Chaco, Córdoba | ||
Service | |||
Type | Inter-city | ||
History | |||
Opened | 1900 | ||
Closed | 1948; 76 years ago (1948) | ||
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Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge | ||
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