Uruguayan railway network

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Uruguayan_railway_network
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:Brazil
gptkbp:country gptkb:Uruguay
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Museo del Ferrocarril (Montevideo)
Tren de los Pueblos Libres
gptkbp:declinedAfter mid-20th century
gptkbp:electrification none
gptkbp:Ferrocarril_Central_project under construction as of 2023
Montevideo to Paso de los Toros
gptkbp:freight_service operational
gptkbp:gauge_conversion converted to standard gauge in 1944
gptkbp:historicalOperator British companies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Uruguayan railway network
gptkbp:international_connection Freight only
gptkbp:length 2,900 km
gptkbp:line 6 main lines
gptkbp:mainCargo gptkb:wheat
gptkb:cement
wood
petroleum products
containers
gptkbp:mainHub gptkb:Montevideo
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 60 km/h (typical)
gptkbp:modernization_project gptkb:Ferrocarril_Central
gptkbp:notableFor Montevideo to Colonia del Sacramento
Montevideo to Minas
Montevideo to Paysandú
Montevideo to Rivera
Montevideo to Rocha
Montevideo to San José
gptkbp:opened 1867
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Administración_de_Ferrocarriles_del_Estado_(AFE)
gptkbp:passenger_service limited
gptkbp:primaryUse freight transport
gptkbp:privatization_attempt 1990s
gptkbp:re-nationalization 2003
gptkbp:station Montevideo Central Station
gptkbp:status mostly inactive
gptkbp:trackCondition poor
gptkbp:trackGauge 1,435 mm (standard gauge)
gptkbp:urban_passenger_service Montevideo suburban trains
gptkbp:website https://www.afe.com.uy/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Argentine_railway_network
gptkb:South_American_rail_network
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8