Buenos Aires Northern Railway
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The Buenos Aires Northern Railway (BAN) (in Spanish: Ferrocarril del Norte de Buenos Aires) was a British-owned company that operated a broad gauge
railway line in Argentina
, in the second half of the nineteenth century.
In 1857 the government of Buenos Aires Province
granted a concession to the Buenos Aires and San Fernando Railway (in Spanish: Ferrocarril de Buenos Aires a San Fernando) to build a railway from the city of Buenos Aires
to San Fernando
in Buenos Aires Province
, a distance of 28 km. This was part of a plan to provide a rail link between the cities of Buenos Aires and Rosario
. In the first instance the journey from the railhead at San Fernando to Rosario would be completed by a steamer service on the Paraná River
until the line was completed. Work commenced on 25 February 1862 and soon after the company was sold to the BAN.
The line had its terminus at the Aduana Nueva (New Custom House
), at the junction of Paseo Colón and Victoria streets in the centre of Buenos Aires, and reached Belgrano
on 7 December 1862, San Isidro
on 10 October 1863 and San Fernando on 4 February 1864. The line was extended to Tigre
and to the quayside in San Fernando the following year.
In 1889 the company was taken over by the Central Argentine Railway
.
Indian gauge
Indian gauge is a track gauge commonly used in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Argentina and Chile. It is also the gauge that is used on BART , in northern California.- Scotland :...
railway line in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, in the second half of the nineteenth century.
In 1857 the government of Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires Province
The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
granted a concession to the Buenos Aires and San Fernando Railway (in Spanish: Ferrocarril de Buenos Aires a San Fernando) to build a railway from the city of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
to San Fernando
San Fernando, Buenos Aires
San Fernando de la Buena Vista is a city in the Gran Buenos Aires, in Argentina, and capital of the San Fernando Partido, north of the city of Buenos Aires.- Geographic Data:...
in Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires Province
The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
, a distance of 28 km. This was part of a plan to provide a rail link between the cities of Buenos Aires and Rosario
Rosario
Rosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the western shore of the Paraná River and has 1,159,004 residents as of the ....
. In the first instance the journey from the railhead at San Fernando to Rosario would be completed by a steamer service on the Paraná River
Paraná River
The Paraná River is a river in south Central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina for some . It is second in length only to the Amazon River among South American rivers. The name Paraná is an abbreviation of the phrase "para rehe onáva", which comes from the Tupi language...
until the line was completed. Work commenced on 25 February 1862 and soon after the company was sold to the BAN.
The line had its terminus at the Aduana Nueva (New Custom House
Custom House
A custom house or customs house was a building housing the offices for the government officials who processed the paperwork for the import and export of goods into and out of a country. Customs officials also collected customs duty on imported goods....
), at the junction of Paseo Colón and Victoria streets in the centre of Buenos Aires, and reached Belgrano
Belgrano, Buenos Aires
Belgrano is a leafy, northern barrio or neighborhood of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Location :The barrio of Palermo is to the southeast; Nuñez is to the northwest; Coghlan, Villa Urquiza, Villa Ortúzar and Colegiales are to the southwest....
on 7 December 1862, San Isidro
San Isidro, Buenos Aires
San Isidro, Buenos Aires is a municipality in Greater Buenos Aires and one of the most affluent municipalities in Argentina. It is located in San Isidro Partido in the Buenos Aires Province....
on 10 October 1863 and San Fernando on 4 February 1864. The line was extended to Tigre
Tigre, Buenos Aires
Tigre is a town in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, situated in the north of Greater Buenos Aires, north of Buenos Aires city. Tigre lies on the Paraná Delta and is an important tourist and weekend attraction, easily reached by bus and train services, including the scenic Tren de la Costa...
and to the quayside in San Fernando the following year.
In 1889 the company was taken over by the Central Argentine Railway
Central Argentine Railway
The Central Argentine Railway was one of the Big Four broad gauge, , British-owned companies that built and operated railway networks in Argentina...
.