Rail transport in Uruguay

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Uruguay
Operation
National railway	AFE
System length
Total	2835 km (1762 mi)
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	2835 km (1762 mi)
Map Uruguay's railway network in 2010. The light red lines are both passenger and freight services; the crimson lines are only available for freight services; the grey lines are out-of-service lines; the black points are open stations; the grey points are out-of-service stations.

The Uruguayan railway network has about 2900 km (1802 mi) of lines, all of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) gauge, diesel traction with only 11 km (7 mi) of double track. Only half of the network is currently active. All the Uruguayan lines start from Montevideo, connecting the cities of Paysandú, Salto, Rivera and Río Branco. The rest of the lines (closed) connected the capital city with Fray Bentos, Cuareim, Artigas, Km. 329, Melo, La Paloma and Colonia del Sacramento.