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Tren del Valle is a commuter rail service that connects cities of Neuquén and Cipolletti, in the Río Negro and Neuquén Provinces of Argentina, running on Roca Railway tracks. In a second stage, the line would be extended to General Roca and Plottier, in the same province.〔("Randazzo pone fecha a llegada a Roca del tren del Alto Valle" ), Agencia Cipolletti, 2 Jun 2015〕〔(Randazzo anunció que el Tren del Valle llegará hasta Plottier y Roca ) - Mejor Informado, 2 June 2015.〕 The Tren del Valle is named after "''Alto valle del Río Negro''", a valley located at the north west of Río Negro Province, crossing cities of General Roca, Cipolletti, Villa Regina, Cinco Saltos, among others. It extends from the confluence of Limay and Neuquén rivers to Chichinales.〔("Alto Valle" at Edu.ar )〕 The region is about 52,000 m2 in size, and is also notable for its production of apples as well as its vast Vaca Muerta oil field, whose freight lines will share some tracks with the Tren del Valle.〔("Valle de Río Negro" ), Argentur〕〔("La ruta de la manzana" ), Patagonia.com.ar〕〔(Randazzo anunció que el tren del valle entre Cipolletti y Neuquén comenzará a funcionar el 20 de julio ) - Telam, 2 June 2015.〕 The service, after preliminary tests,〔〔("Preparan todo para el regreso del tren" ), La Mañana, 17 Jul 2015〕 was opened on 21 July 2015,〔("Cristina Kirchner inaugurará el tren interurbano que unirá Neuquén con Cipolletti" ), Minuto Uno, 21 Jul 2015〕 being operated by state-owned Trenes Argentinos.〔 == History == The railway was originally built and operated by British-owned Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway, that reached the city of Zapala in 1908, expanding its network to by then. After the nationalised in 1948, the BAGSR became part of General Roca Railway, one of the six divisions of recently created state-owned Ferrocarriles Argentinos. In 2014, several railway projects were approved for the Río Negro and Neuquén provinces to reactivate passengers services in the region, they were ''Estrella del Valle'', ''Tren del Valle'', and ''Tren del Dique'', running on Roca Railway tracks. The first step of the project will be to open the "Tren del Valle" that will connect cities of Neuquén (of the homonymous province) and Cipolletti in Río Negro Province.〔("Con el aval de Nación, avanza la reactivación del Tren del Valle" ), Rieles, 19 Dec 2014〕 Rolling stock used will be provided by local company Materfer, that was committed to built 20 CMM 400-2 railcars to run on the line. There is no time-limit for the reopening.〔(Ministry of Transport of Argentina ), 22 Apr 2014〕 Works for the reopening include the repair of the bridge that crosses the river and the remodelling of Neuquén station,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://noticiasnet.com.ar/?se=99&id=199423 )〕 apart of the installation of six warning devices on six level crossings along the route.〔 During the first days of July 2015, the train made its first preliminary tests, running between both cities before being officially inaugurated on the 20th of that month.〔("Finalizaron las primeras pruebas del tren 0Km que unirá Neuquén y Cipolletti" ), Prensa Argentina, 10 Jul 2015〕 Other projects plan to extend the service to the end of the valley, reaching cities such as Senillosa and Chichinales.〔("Proponen ampliar servicio del tren del Alto Valle" ), ADN Rio Negro, 10 Apr 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 del Valle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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