Province of Buenos Aires Railway

Province of Buenos Aires Railway
Train pulled by a steam locomotive stopped in Monte Chingolo station, c. 1969
Overview
Native name	Ferrocarril Provincial de Buenos Aires
Status	Defunct company; rail line inactive
Owner	Government of Buenos Aires Province
Locale	Buenos Aires Province
Service
Type	Inter-city
Operator(s)	FCPBA Company (1909–48) Ferrocarriles Argentinos (1948–92)
History
Opened	1912
Closed	1977; 47 years ago (1977) (passengers) 1992; 32 years ago (1992) (goods)
Technical
Line length	902 km (560 mi)
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Route map

The Province of Buenos Aires Railway (Spanish: Ferrocarril Provincial de Buenos Aires – FCPBA) was a French^[1] railway company that operated a 902 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge railway network in the Province of Buenos Aires in Argentina.^[2]

Founded in 1907 as the "Ferrocarril Provincial del Puerto de La Plata al Meridiano V", the company changed its name to FCPBA in 1924. After the 1948 nationalisation of the entire railway network, the line became part of the Belgrano Railway operated by state-owned company Ferrocarriles Argentinos.^[3] The FCPBA should not confused with the similarly named French–owned Compañía General (CGBA, later "G" branch) which also operated in the Province.