The Transandine Railway

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf railway
gptkbp:associatedWith economic development
regional integration
trade agreements
historical narratives
transportation policies
railway history
transportation history
Andean_culture
cultural_exchange
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Los_Andes
Mendoza
gptkbp:conservationEfforts NGOs
local government
gptkbp:constructedIn British_engineers
gptkbp:constructionStarted 1904
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:Andes_Mountains
gptkbp:culturalImpact local communities
gptkbp:culturalSignificance heritage site
gptkbp:drivetrain 1910
gptkbp:electronicSystems high_altitude
gptkbp:environmentalImpact land use changes
gptkbp:facilitates trade_between_Argentina_and_Chile
gptkbp:features bridges
tunnels
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:World_War_I
Great Depression
Privatization efforts
Chilean_Nationalization
gptkbp:historicalFigures engineers
politicians
businessmen
gptkbp:historicalPeriod early 20th century
gptkbp:historicalSignificance important trade route
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Transandine Railway
gptkbp:influencedBy geography
gptkbp:length about 200 kilometers
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:Chile
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Mendoza_Station
gptkb:Los_Andes_Station
gptkbp:opened 1910
gptkbp:operatedBy Ferrocarriles Argentinos
gptkbp:partOf Transandine_Corridor
gptkbp:passenger_traffic discontinued
gptkbp:passengerCapacity discontinued
gptkbp:reduces mid 20th century
gptkbp:renovated ongoing
gptkbp:replacedBy road transport
gptkbp:scenicViews yes
gptkbp:status inactive
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:trainTypes international railway
gptkbp:type standard gauge
gptkbp:usedFor tourism