Villa María and Rufino Railway

Villa María and Rufino Railway

Rufino station and train in June 1900.
Overview
Native name Ferrocarril Villa María a Rufino
Type Inter-city
Status Defunct company; some lines active
Locale Córdoba, Santa Fe
Termini Villa María
Rufino
Operation
Opened 1890
Closed 1900 (1900) (acquired by BA & Pacific)
Technical
Line length 227 km (141 mi)
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

The Villa María and Rufino Railway (VM&RR) (native name: Ferrocarril Villa María a Rufino) was a British-owned company that, towards the end of the 19th century, built and operated a broad gauge, 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm), railway line in Argentina.

History

The VM&RR was granted a concession on 15 August 1887 to construct a 227 km line between Villa María in Córdoba Province, on the Central Argentine Railway (CAR), and Rufino in Santa Fe Province, on the Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway (BA&P). The section between Villa María and La Carlota was opened on 26 October 1890 and from La Carlota to Rufino on 23 March 1891.

The line passed through the developing grain zone, which lay between the main lines operated by the BA&P and the CAR, and became a valuable feeder for the former railway. At that time the VM&R provided farmers situated along its route with their only direct access to the port and market of Buenos Aires.

Because of their common interests the VM&RR and the BA&P forged close links until finally, in 1900, the BA&P took over the VM&R.

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