Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway

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The Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway was a major British-owned railway company in Argentina that operated key long-distance and suburban lines connecting Buenos Aires with western regions of the country during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British-owned company
railway company
alsoKnownAs Ferrocarril Buenos Aires al Pacífico
capitalOrigin United Kingdom
connectedTo Córdoba
Mendoza
linked to: Mendoza Province

Rosario
San Juan
San Luis
Villa Mercedes
country Argentina
dissolvedOrAbolished 1948
endOfOperations 1948
fate nationalization
gauge broad gauge
headquartersLocation Buenos Aires
historicalEra early 20th century
late 19th century
inception 1882
industry rail transport
languageOfName English
languageOfNativeName Spanish
majorShareholder Waring Brothers
nationalizationBy Government of Argentina
nationalizationYear 1948
notableLine Buenos Aires–Mendoza line
Buenos Aires–San Juan line
Buenos Aires–Villa Mercedes line
operated freight services
long-distance passenger services
suburban passenger services
owner British investors
peakNetworkLength about 5000 km
primaryTerminus Buenos Aires Pacific Railway Station
Retiro San Martín railway station
servedCity Buenos Aires
servedPort Buenos Aires port
servedRegion Cuyo region
Córdoba Province
La Pampa Province
Mendoza Province
San Juan Province
San Luis Province
Santa Fe Province
startOfOperations 1886
successor Ferrocarril General San Martín
terminusStationInBuenosAires Retiro San Martín railway station
trackGauge 1676 mm

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San Martín Line historicalPredecessor Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway
Once railway station railwayCompanyAtOpening Buenos Aires Western Railway
linked to: Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway
Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway alsoKnownAs Ferrocarril Buenos Aires al Pacífico
linked to: Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway
El Palomar railway station formerOperator Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway