Ferrocarril de San Cristóbal a Tucumán
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The Ferrocarril San Cristóbal a Tucumán (FCSCT) (in English: San Cristobal to Tucuman Railway) was a French-owned railway company founded in 1888 which built a metre gauge
railway from San Cristóbal
to Tucumán in Argentina and was taken over by the state-owned Ferrocarril Central Norte
in 1896.
The section from San Cristóbal in Santa Fe Province
to Fortin Inca, just over the border in Santiago del Estero Province
, was opened on 27 April 1891. From there construction continued across the province and into neighbouring Tucumán Province
where Tucumán, the provincial capital, was reached on 6 July 1892. A 13 km branch line from Colombres to Guzman and another from Pacará to Rio Salí were opened later the same year.
In 1896 the company was bought by the state and became part of Ferrocarril Central Norte
.
Metre gauge
Metre gauge refers to narrow gauge railways and tramways with a track gauge of . In some African, American and Asian countries it is the main gauge. In Europe it has been used for local railways in France, Germany, and Belgium, most of which were closed down in mid 20th century. Only in Switzerland...
railway from San Cristóbal
San Cristóbal, Santa Fe
San Cristóbal is a city in the center-north of the , 179 km north-northwest from the provincial capital. It has about 14,000 inhabitants as of the and it is the head town of the San Cristóbal Department....
to Tucumán in Argentina and was taken over by the state-owned Ferrocarril Central Norte
Ferrocarril Central Norte
The Ferrocarril Central Norte was the first railway built in Argentina by the state...
in 1896.
The section from San Cristóbal in Santa Fe Province
Santa Fe Province
The Invincible Province of Santa Fe, in Spanish Provincia Invencible de Santa Fe , is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco , Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Santiago del Estero...
to Fortin Inca, just over the border in Santiago del Estero Province
Santiago del Estero Province
Santiago del Estero is a province of Argentina, located in the north of the country. Neighbouring provinces are from the north clockwise Salta, Chaco, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Catamarca and Tucumán.-History:...
, was opened on 27 April 1891. From there construction continued across the province and into neighbouring Tucumán Province
Tucumán Province
Tucumán is the most densely populated, and the smallest by land area, of the provinces of Argentina. Located in the northwest of the country, the capital is San Miguel de Tucumán, often shortened to Tucumán. Neighboring provinces are, clockwise from the north: Salta, Santiago del Estero and...
where Tucumán, the provincial capital, was reached on 6 July 1892. A 13 km branch line from Colombres to Guzman and another from Pacará to Rio Salí were opened later the same year.
In 1896 the company was bought by the state and became part of Ferrocarril Central Norte
Ferrocarril Central Norte
The Ferrocarril Central Norte was the first railway built in Argentina by the state...
.