Hydroelectric Station (train station)

Hydroelectric Station

Estación Hidroeléctrica
General information
LocationLínea Férrea Kilómetro 122, Machu Picchu District
Operated byPeruRail
Platforms1

The Hydroelectric Station is a railway station located in the Machu Picchu District of the Urubamba Province in the Cusco Region, Peru. This station is the terminus of the Southern Railway - South Eastern Section and primarily serves the Machu Picchu Hydroelectric Power Plant. It is operated by Ferrocarril Trasandino and accommodates the "local train" service by PeruRail, which is exclusively for local residents or Peruvian citizens. Tourist trains do not reach this station as they end their journey at Aguas Calientes Station.[1]

  1. ^ "Local Train" (PDF). PeruRail. Retrieved October 7, 2020.[permanent dead link]