Ferrocarriles Argentinos

Ferrocarriles Argentinos
Company typeState-owned
IndustryRailway
Predecessor
Founded1 March 1948
FounderGovernment of Argentina
Defunct1995 (1995)
FateDissolved
Successor
Headquarters,
Area served
National
ServicesPublic transport
 (1983)
AR$ 22,000 million
Total assets45,000-km railway lines
Number of employees
56,000 (1978)

Ferrocarriles Argentinos (abbreviated as FA; lit.'Argentine Railways') was a state-owned company that managed the entire Argentine railway system for nearly 45 years. It was formed in 1948 when all the private railway companies were nationalised during Juan Perón's first presidential term, and transformed into the Empresa de Ferrocarriles del Estado Argentino (EFEA; lit.'Argentine State Railways Company').

FA managed both passenger and freight services, including long-distance and commuter rail trains in the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires.

The company was broken up under the government of Carlos Menem following the privatisation of the railways; however in 2015 the government of Cristina Kirchner revived the brand for use on state-owned railways.[1][2][3][4]


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