Company type | Private |
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Industry | Railway |
Predecessor | Ferrocarriles Argentinos |
Founded | 2004 |
Defunct | 2014 |
Fate | Defunct |
Successor | Trenes Argentinos |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Santa Fe, Sgo. del Estero, Tucumán Provinces |
Services | Public transport, Maintenance, repair, and operations |
Owner | Grupo Emepa |
Ferrocentral was an Argentine private railway company, with a name being a portmanteau of the Spanish words for "Central Rail". It operated long-distance passenger trains from its base at Retiro Mitre station in Buenos Aires to several locations in northern Argentina, running on Ferrocarril Mitre's 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Indian gauge tracks.
The company also ran regional services (such as Tren de las Sierras) on Ferrocarril Belgrano's 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge tracks in Córdoba Province.[1][2] The National Government invested $10 million to re-open the line.[3]