| Central Northern Railway | |||
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 Train and workers at the tunnel of "El Saladillo" viaduct, Tucumán Province. | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | Ferrocarril Central Norte | ||
| Status | Defunct company; some lines active | ||
| Owner | Argentine State Railway (1909-48) | ||
| Locale | Argentina | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | Tucumán Formosa Chaco Santiago del Estero Salta | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Inter-city | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1876 | ||
| Closed | 1948 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Track length | 7,500 km (4,700 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | ||
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The Central Northern Railway (Spanish: Ferrocarril Central Norte, FCCN) was the first 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) (metre gauge) railway built by the Argentine State Railway. Its aim was to extend the existing British-owned Central Argentine 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge) railway from Córdoba to Tucuman and metre gauge was chosen for economic reasons.