Ferrocarril Central Andino

Ferrocarril Central Andino

Lima Desamparados station
Overview
Headquarters	Lima
Locale	Central Peru
Dates of operation	1851–
Predecessor	ENAFER
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length	535 km (332 mi)

v t e Central Railway, Peru
Legend
Ferrocarril Central Andino
km Elevation in metres Ancón Puente Piedra Collique [es] Nampla Muleria 27 De Octubre 0 Callao 8 Monserrate La Palma 14 Desamparados 153 Viterbo 26 Vitarte 30 Santa Clara 403 38 Ñaña 44 Chaclacayo 46 Chacrasana 54 Chosica 860 Cocachacra 76 San Bartolomé 1,513 94 Balta tunnel and spiral 103 Matucana 2,207 112 Viso zig zag 120 Tamboraque 3,009 Tamboraque zig zag 127 San Mateo 3,216 131 Cacray zig zag 134 Rio Blanco 3,505 141 Chicla 3,873 153 Casapalca 4,155 Saltacuna zig zag 171 Ticlio 4,758 La Cima highest point of former mainline 4,818 Volcán Mine spur highest point of railway 4,830 172 Galera summit tunnel (1177m) highest point of current mainline 4,783 173 Galera 4,777 Mineral line to Minera Chinalco SA Rumichaca zig zag 193 Yauli 4,142 Mahr Tunel 185 Morococha 4,538 Cut-Off 222 La Oroya 3,726 Casaracra zig zag Mineral line to Cementino Andino Junín Carhuamayo [es] Pachitea railway 353 Cerro de Pasco 4,330 Goyllarisquizza mines 262 Pachacayo 3,529 Yauricocha railway 275 Llocllapampa 3,465 299 Tambo 3,359 301 Jauja 3,352 306 Ataura 308 Huamalí 311 El Mantaro 314 San Lorenzo 316 Apata 320 Matahuasi 324 Concepción 3,218 330 San Jerónimo de Tunán 3,245 335 Cajas-Hualhuas 346 Huancayo 3,259 Huancayo to Huancavelica Railway, FCHH

Ferrocarril Central Andino (FCCA) is the consortium which operates the Ferrovías Central railway in Peru linking the Pacific port of Callao and the capital Lima with Huancayo and Cerro de Pasco. As one of the Trans-Andean Railways it is the second highest in the world constructed by the Polish engineer Ernest Malinowski in 1871–1876.

After a period of operation by the nationalized entity Empresa Nacional de Ferrocarriles del Perú (ENAFER), in July 1999 the government awarded a divisible consortium led by Railroad Development Corporation (RDC) of Pittsburgh, and Lorenzo Sousa's Peruval Corp who was awarded the South and South east railways, a concession to operate the former Ferrocarril del Centro for 30 years. Investors in Ferrocarril Central Andino include RDC, Juan Olaechea & Company, Minas Buenaventura, ADR Inversiones, and Inversiones Andino.^[1]