The list of secondary, industrial and Decauville railways in Argentina includes narrow-gauge railway lines that operated in Argentina, which used tracks, sleepers, or vehicles manufactured by French company Decauville. [1] [2] The vast majority of those lines were freight services, although in some cases (such as the Ostende railway or the Yerba Buena Steam Tram) also ran passenger services. [3] [4] [5]
Name | Local Name | Province | Length | Gauge | Further information |
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Agricultural Light Railways [note 1] | Ferrocarriles Ligeros de Agricultura | Buenos Aires [note 2] | total 373.36 km, main 302.55 km, sidings 70.81 km | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | Locomotives—27, passenger cars—5, freight cars—1422. Capitalization 3,201,640 pesos (invested). [1] |
Aguilares Mill Branch Railway [6] | Ferrocarril Ramal Ingenio Aguilares | Tucumán | 8 km | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | Transport of sugar cane [1] |
Cia. Argentina de Quebracho Railway | Ferrocarril Cía. Argentina de Quebracho | Formosa | 37 km | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | General transport service (local); passengers (main) [1] |
Argentine Hardwoods and Land Co. and Argentine Timber and Estates Co. Railway | ? | Buenos Aires | (1936 in receivership, affairs in charge of Deloitte, Griffith & Co.). [1] | ||
Argentine Salt Works Railway | Ferrocarril La Salinera Argentina | Buenos Aires | 32.18 km | 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Locomotives—3, passenger cars—1, freight cars—10. Capitalization 176,000 pesos (invested) [1] |
Bancalari Mill Railway | Ferrocarril del Molino Bancalari | Buenos Aires [note 3] | 5.4 km | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | Transport of milk cans from nearby dairy farms to Manzanares. [7] |
Bella Vista Sugar Co. Mill Branch Railway | Desvío FFCC Ingenio Cía. Azucarera Bella Vista | Tucumán | 12.737 km | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge | Transport of sugar cane [1] |
Bellani and Pensa Co. Railway | Ferrocarril Cia Bellani y Pensa | Buenos Aires | 11.26 km | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | Locomotives—1, freight cars—2. Capitalization 44,000 pesos (invested). [1] |
Bourdichone and Company Branch Railway | FFCC Desvio Bourdichone y Cia | Córdoba | 3.2 km | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | Transport of limestone. [1] |
Buenos Aires Western Railway | Ferrocarril Oeste de Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires [note 4] | 11.070 km | 500 mm (19+3⁄4 in): (2.5 km) 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in): (5 km) 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in): (1.1 km) 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in): (2.5 km) | |
Cabezas Railway | Ferrocarril A. Cabezas | Santiago del Estero | 47 km | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | Transport of forest products [1] |
Castiglioni Railway | Ferrocarril Castiglioni | Santiago del Estero | 58 km | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | Transport of forest and miscellaneous products [1] |
Central Chubut Railway | Ferrocarril Central del Chubut | Chubut | Initially 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in), later 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | 1888–1958 | |
Compagno Hnos Railway | Ferrocarril Compagno Hnos. | Santiago del Estero [note 5] | 50 km | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | Transport of forest products [1] [8] |
Concepción Sugar Company Mill Railway | Ferrocarril Ingenio Cia. Azucarera Concepción [9] | Tucumán [note 6] | 52 km | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | Locomotives—12, freight cars—370. Capitalization 350,000 pesos (invested). Transport of sugar cane [1] |
Cordoba Central Railway | Ferroccarril Central de Cordoba | Santiago del Estero, Tucumán, Catamarca [note 7] | 173 km | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | |
Corrientes Economic Railway | Ferrocarril Económico Correntino [note 8] | Corrientes [note 9] | 226 km | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | Locomotives—3, passenger cars—11, freight cars—230. Weight of rail: 12 and 18 kg/m. Capitalization 2,200,000 pesos (invested). [1] |
Damiani Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Damiani | Chaco | 12 km | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | Transports of forest products and other products [1] |
Deffilipi (Valle Hermoso) Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Deffilipi (Valle Heroso) | Córdoba | 10.6 km | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in): (5 km) 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in): (5.6 km) | Transport of limestone and lime [1] |
Demartini Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Demartini | Santiago del Estero | 62 km | 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Transport of forest products [1] |
Depietri Railways and Elevators | Ferrocarriles y Elevadores Depietri | Buenos Aires | 68 km | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | Transport of grain |
Donadeu Railway | Ferrocarril Donadeu | Santiago de Estero | 60 km | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | Transport of forest products [1] |
El Dorado Railway | Ferrocarril El Dorado | Santiago del Estero | 46 km | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | Transport of forest products [1] |
Enrique S. Perez Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Enrique S. Perez | Santiago del Estero | 15.7 km | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | Transport of forest products [1] |
Estancia Guaycolec Railway | Ferrocarril Estencia Guaycolec | Formosa | 35 km | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | General transport services |
M. Flores Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal M. Flores | Jujuy | 7 km | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | Transport of forest products [1] |
Fontana Co. Ltd. (Rio Araza) Railway | Ferrocarril Fontana Ltda. Rio Araza | Chaco | 3 km | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | Transport of forest products [1] |
The Forestal Land, Timber & Railway Co. [11] [note 10] [note 11] | La Forestal | Chaco | 698 km [note 12] | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in): (271 km) 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in): (243 km) 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in): (117 km) | Locomotives—40, passenger cars—16, freight cars–735. Weight of rail: varies from 8 kg/m to 32 kg/m. Capitalization £5,574,689. [1] |
General L. Winter to Coresa Railway | Ferrocarril de General Lorenzo Vintter a Conesa [note 13] | Río Negro | 77 km | 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) [1] | |
Gronda and Company Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Gronda y Cia. | Jujuy | 12 km | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | Diverse services [1] |
Granadera y Forestal Railway | Ferrocarril Ganadero y Forestal | Chaco | 60 km | 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Transport of forest products [1] |
Hardcastle Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Hardcastle | Jujuy | 10 km | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | Diverse services [1] |
Industrial and Forestal de Yuto Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Industrial y Forestal de Yuto | Jujuy | 26 km | 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Transport of forest products [1] |
Juan Arronga Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Juan Arronga | Santa Fe | 17 km | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | Transport of forest products [1] |
La Baviera Mill Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Ingenio La Baviere | Tucumán | 32 km | 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Transport of sugar cane [12] |
La Calera Establishment Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Establecimiento La Calera | Córdoba | 11 km | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | Transport of limestone [1] |
La Esperanza Railway | Ferrocarril La Esperenza | Salta | 81 km | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | Transport of sugar cane [1] |
La Florida Hill French Railway | Ferrocarril Ingenio La Florida | Tucumán | 12 km | 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Transport of sugar cane [1] |
La Forestal Ltd. (Cotelay) Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal La Forestal (Cotelay) | Chaco | 24.5 km | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | Transport of forest products [1] |
La Forestal Ltda. Haumonia al N.O. Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal La Forestal Ltda. (Haumonia al N.O.) | Chaco | 37 km | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | Common carrier [1] |
La Mendieta Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal La Mendieta | Jujuy | 24.4 km | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | Locomotives—6, freight cars—535, Capitalization 168,930 pesos (invested). Transport of sugar cane [1] |
La Papelera Argentina (S.A.) Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal La Paperera Argentina (S.A.) | Santa Fe | 4.313 km | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | Transport of forest products [1] |
La Providencia Mill Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Ingenio La Providencia | Tucumán | 18 km | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | Transports of sugar cane [1] |
La Vicuna Industrial Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Cia. La Industrial | Chaco | 12 km | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | Transport of forest products [1] |
Las Selvad del Chaco Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Las Selvas del Chaco | Chaco | 15 km | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | Transport of forest products [1] |
Ledesma Mill Railway | Ferrocarril Ingenio Ledesma | Jujuy [note 14] | 133 km | 700 mm (2 ft 3+9⁄16 in): (97 km) 508 mm (20 in): (86 km) | Transport of sugar cane [13] |
Los Ralos Mill Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Ingenio Los Ralos | Tucumán | 6 km | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | Weight of rail: 12 kg/m. Locomotives—3, freight cars—65. Transport of sugar cane. [1] |
Malagueno Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Malagueno | Córdoba | 5 km | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | Transport of limestone [1] |
Mendoza Industrial Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Industrial de Mendoza | Mendoza | 18 km | 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Diverse services [1] |
Minetti Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Minetti | Córdoba | 3.5 km | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | Transport of lime stone [1] |
Mualen Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Mualen | Chaco [note 15] | 12 km | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | Locomotives—4, freight cars—63. Diverse services. [1] |
Noetinger and Lepetit Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Noetinger y Lepetit | Chaco | 2.4 km | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | Transport of forest products [1] |
Old Patagonian Express | Viejo Expreso Patagónico or La Trochita | Río Negro, Chubut | 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
Ostende Branch Railway [note 16] | Ferrocarril Ramal Ostende | Buenos Aires | 3 km | ? | Transport of goods and passenger (touristic service) [3] [4] |
Padilla Hnos. Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Padilla Hnos. | Tucumán | 24 km | 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Weight of rail: 12 kg/m. Locomotives—4, freight cars—150. Transport of sugar cane [1] |
Pedro Gasparetti Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Pedro Gagnaretti | Santa Fe | 12 km | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | Transport of forest products [1] |
H. Pemberton Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal F. Pemberton | Jujuy | 7 km | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | Transport of forest products [1] |
Península Valdés Railway | Ferrocarril de Península Valdés | Chubut | 32 km | 760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in) | 1901 - 1920 commuter rail |
Provincial Government Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Gobierno de la Provincia | Tucumán | 12 km | 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Transport of passengers [1] |
Puerto Ocampo Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Puerto Ocampo | Santa Fe | 53 km | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | General transport service [1] |
Pte. R. Saenz Pena to Castelli Railway | Ferrocarril de Pte. R. Saenz Pena a Casteli [note 13] | Chaco | 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) [1] | ||
Quebrachales Fusionados S.A. Railway | Ferrocarril Quebracholes Fusionados S.A. | Chaco [note 17] | 95 km | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in): (30 km) 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in): (65 km) | Locomotives—6, passenger cars—5,freight cars—35. Weight of rail: 3, 10, 12 kg/m in sections of 7 meters. General transport service [1] |
Rainforest Ecological Train [14] | Tren Ecológico de la Selva | Misiones [note 18] | 7 km | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | Opened in 1995 |
Rural de Resistencia Railway | Ferrocarril Rural de Resistencia | Chaco | 30 km | 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Capitalization (invested) 70,400 pesos. Locomotives—6, passenger cars—5, freight cars—35. General transport services [1] |
San Isidro Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal San Isidro | Salta | 15 km | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | Transport of sugar cane [1] |
San Martin Mill Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Ingenio San Martin | Salta [note 19] | 107 km | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | Transport of sugar cane [1] |
San Pablo Sugar Mill Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Ingenio San Pablo | Tucumán [note 20] | 11 km | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | Locomotives—1, freight cars—8. Weight of rail: 10 kg/m. Transport of sugar cane [1] |
Santa Lucía Mill Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Ingenio Santa Lucía | Tucumán | 17 km | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | Transport of sugar cane [1] |
Southern Fuegian Railway | Ferrocarril Austral Fueguino | Tierra del Fuego | 7 km | 500 mm (19+3⁄4 in) | Opened in 1909, closed in 1952, reopened in 1994 |
BA Great Southern Railway | Ferrocarril del Sud | Buenos Aires [note 21] | total 373.05 km:Main 302.55 km Sidings 70.81 km | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | Locomotives—27, passenger cars—5, freight cars—1422. Capitalization (invested) 3,201,640 pesos. |
C. B. Svensen Railway | Ferrocarril C. B. Svensen | Chaco | 29 km | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in): (21 km) 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in): (8 km) | Transport of forest products [1] |
G. Weisburd Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal G. Weisburd | Chaco | 11 km | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | Transport of forest products [1] |
Weisburd Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Weisburd | Santiago del Estero | 51 km | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | Transport of forest products [1] |
Yerba Buena Steam Tram | Tranvía a Vapor de Yerba Buena | Tucumán | 12 km | 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | Passenger service, operated 1916–26 [5] |
Zuberbühler Railway | Ferrocarril Zuberbühler | Chaco | 94 km | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in): (25 km) 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in): (69 km) | Transport of forest products |
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