Mendoza railway station

Merndoza
Light rail
Mendoza station as a tram stop in 2015. The old semaphore signals are visible at background
General information
LocationAv. Belgrano and Av. Las Heras, Mendoza
Argentina
Coordinates32°53′03″S 68°50′55″W / 32.8841°S 68.8485°W / -32.8841; -68.8485
Owned byGovernment of Argentina
Operated byMetrotranvía Mendoza
(passenger)
Trenes Argentinos Cargas
(freight)
Line(s)San Martín Railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
History
Opened1885; 139 years ago (1885)
Closed1993 (reopened in 2012)
ElectrifiedYes (2012)
Services
Preceding station Sociedad de Transporte Mendoza Following station
Belgrano
towards General Gutiérrez
 Metrotranvía Mendoza Suipacha
towards Avellaneda
Location
Map

Mendoza Station is a railway station located in the city of the same name in Argentina. It was inaugurated in 1885 and originally operated by state-owned Andean Railway (then taken over by British companies such as Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway).[1] Nowadays Mendoza is currently used by Metrotranvía Mendoza, a light rail transport system inaugurated in 2012.[2] The station is also served by state-owned company Trenes Argentinos Cargas which runs freight trains in the region.

The station operated between 1885 and 1993 when it was closed by the national government.[3] It remained disused and abandoned until 2012 when the Metrotranvía was inaugurated. The administrative building was reopened as a cultural centre named "Estación Cultural",[4] while the main station building was completely remodelled when Metrotranvía extended to Las Heras in 2019.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference horizonte was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Zavala Tello, Ignacio (20 August 2013). "El Metrotranvía cumplió un año y tiene 5.000 usuarios por día" [The Metrotranvía has been in service for one year and has 5,000 users per day]. Diario Uno (in Spanish). Mendoza, Argentina. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
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  4. ^ Conocé los talleres que ofrece la Estación Cultural de Ciudad on Sitio Andino, 7 Jul 2021
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference asiquedo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).