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Tren de las Sierras (technically known as the "A-1" branch of the General Belgrano Railway) is a regional regional rail line in Córdoba Province of Argentina. The line runs from Alta Córdoba to Cosquín,〔(Tren de las Sierras diagram on SOFSE website ), 5 Feb 2015〕 being currently operated by state-owned company Trenes Argentinos. ==History== The rail line was opened on July 2, 1889 to carry both, freight and passengers from Córdoba to Cruz del Eje, operated by British-owned company Córdoba North Western Railway.〔 In 1901 it was taken over by Córdoba Central Railway which operated the branch until 1909 when the company was acquired by the Argentine State Railway.〔''British Railways in Argentina 1857-1914: A Case Study of Foreign Investment'' by Colin M. Lewis - Athlone Press (for the Institute of Latin American Studies, University of London), 1983〕〔''British Railways in Argentina 1860-1948'' by H.R. Stones - P.E. Waters & Associates (Bromley, Kent - England, 1993)〕 When the Juan Perón's administration nationalised the whole railway network in 1948, the CNR became part of General Belgrano Railway, one of the six divisions of recently formed Ferrocarriles Argentinos. By the 1960s the line had its golden age when it carried a big amount of passengers of Valle de Punilla, as well as tourists coming from the cities of Córdoba, Rosario and Buenos Aires at attractive prices. Nevertheless, the railway was closed in 1977. When the Government of Argentina leadered by Carlos Menem privatized all the railway lines in the early 1990s, the Córdoba-Cruz del Eje line was transferred to Córdoba Province. The Government of Córdoba stated that they could not finance the service. As part of a national railway privatisation plan, carried out under the presidency of Carlos Menem, a concession to operate the line was granted to local consortium Grupo Alcázar (that had previously operated the Córdoba Zoo and the Oscar Cabalén racetrack) that took over the railway in 1993 to operate it as a tourist service. Under the trade name "Aero Ruta",〔("Las vías fantasmas de las sierras" ), ''La Voz'', 18 Feb 2007〕 the consortium operated the line (also naming it ''Tren de las Sierras'')〔("La Argentina, por la ventanilla de un tren" by Gabriela Cicero ), ''La Nación'', 8 Jun 2001〕 from Córdoba to Capilla del Monte (100-km length) but services suddenly stopped in 2001.〔("El fin del Tren de las Sierras" ), Todo Tren, 23 Apr 2002〕 Three years later the Government of Córdoba revoked the contract of concession (by Provincial Decree n° 1274) blaming the concessionary for the bad conditions of the service and poor maintenance.〔("El tren de los $ 127 millones" on ''La Voz del Interior'' )〕 In 2007 the Province transferred the line to the National Government. On August 10, 2007, the service was partially re-opened, only between cities of Rodríguez del Busto and La Calera. Private consortium Ferrocentral (formed by railway companies Ferrovías and Nuevo Central Argentino) was granted concession to operate the service. The trip took about 40', served by diesel-electric trains manufactured in Portugal and remodeled by Grupo Emepa in its workshops at Chascomús. In August 2007 the first phase of the project from Rodríguez del Busto to La Calera was re-opened to public by Ferrocentral.〔("Tren de las Sierras" on Córdoba Turismo website )〕〔("Inauguracion Tren de las Sierras" on Plataforma 14 )〕 The National Government invested $ 10 million to re-open the line.〔("Mañana regresa el Tren de las Sierras", ''La Voz del Interior'' ), 11 Aug 2007〕 Projects also include to extend services to Cruz del Eje.〔("Tren de las Sierras" ), 16 Feb 2007〕 One year later the rail line reached Cosquín〔("Tren de las Sierras" on Tránsito Córdoba website )〕 via the "Quebrada of Bamba". On June 22, 2009, Alta Córdoba was set up as terminus, but the concessionary decided to move terminus to Rodríguez del Busto due to people from poor neighborhoods around the station used to throw stones to the trains〔("Tren de las Sierras: Un viaje de placer" ) on Crónica Ferroviaria, 30 May 2011〕〔("Lo que faltaba: El Tren de las Sierras deja de usar la estación Alta Córdoba" ) on Crónica Ferroviaria, 7 Aug 2012〕 In March, 2015, this section of the railway was re-opened by the Minister of the Interior and Transport, Florencio Randazzo〔("Mañana Randazzo visitará la estación Alta Córdoba para recibir el tren que la unirá con Cosquín" )〕 In September 2013 State-owned company Trenes Argentinos took over the Tren de las Sierras, operating it up to present days.〔(Resolución 1093/2013 - Boletín Oficial - Government of Argentina ), 17 Sep 2013〕 In March 2015, Alta Córdoba was set up as terminus again, also incorporating the Hospital Neonatal station.〔("Randazzo recibió al Tren de las Sierras en Alta Córdoba" ), Cadena 3, 17 Mar 2015〕〔("Se reactivó el Tren de las Sierras desde Alta Córdoba" ), ''La Mañana'', 17 Mar 2015〕〔("Randazzo recibió el tren que vuelve a unir Alta Córdoba con Cosquín" ), ''Ministerio del Interior y Trasporte'', 17 Mar, 2015〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tren de las Sierras」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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