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Buenos Aires Midland Railway | |||
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Overview | |||
Native name | Ferrocarril Midland | ||
Status | Company defunct; Puente Alsina-Marinos del Crucero General Belgrano branch currently operated by Trenes Argentinos. | ||
Locale | Buenos Aires Province | ||
Termini | |||
Service | |||
Type | Regional rail | ||
Services | 1 | ||
History | |||
Opened | 1909 | ||
Closed | 1948 | ||
Technical | |||
Track length | 517 km (321 mi) | ||
Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | ||
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The Buenos Aires Midland Railway (BAM) was a British-owned railway company which operated in Argentina, where it was known as Ferrocarril Midland de Buenos Aires. The company built and operated the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge (metre gauge) line between Puente Alsina and Carhué in Buenos Aires Province.
In 1948, the railways of Argentina were nationalised, the BAM becoming part of Belgrano Sur Line; the company closed as a result. Today services on the line are operated by the state-owned company Trenes Argentinos, the concessionary of Puente Alsina-Marinos del Crucero General Belgrano branch.[1]