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The Villa Elisa Historic Train (in Spanish: Tren Histórico de Villa Elisa) is a heritage railway of Entre Ríos Province in Argentina. The service runs trains pulled by steam locomotives between the cities of Villa Elisa, covering a distance of .〔(Tren turístico de Villa Elisa ) on Girasol Hostería〕 Trains run on gauge tracks originally built by British-owned Entre Ríos Railway and currently part of General Urquiza Railway since the nationalisation of the network in 1948. The service operates on weekends only to Primero de Mayo (4 km length), extending its route during the winter holidays to Caseros and San José palace.〔("15 trenes turísticos de la Argentina" ), ''Clarín'', 24 May 2015〕 == History == On July 21, 1907, the Entre Ríos Railway opened the 36-km line between Villa Elisa and Caseros. After the entire railway network was nationalised in 1948, Ferrocarriles Argentinos took over the line but the lack of maintenance and a decreasing number of passengers carried resulted in the closure of the line in July 1980. In the 1990s and after the Carlos Menem's administration ended all the long-distance services in Argentina (with a few exceptions), a group of enthusiasts decided to reopen the line, bringing an old 1928 Scottish steam locomotive〔("Las razones de Villa Elisa" by Vicente Muleiro ), ''Clarín'', 13 Mar 2005〕 that had been abandoned in Concepción del Uruguay. After the machine was restored, two coaches originally used by the ERR were added to the train. The service was inaugurated and operated since then by "Ferroclub Central Entrerriano", a local non-profit association formed by railway enthusiasts. During its first years of existence, the service ran trains pulled by steam locomotives between the cities of Entre Ríos and Villa Elisa, covering a distance of .〔 The service was later extended to Caseros, with a total journey time of 120 minutes.〔("Nuevo rumbo para el tren histórico" ), El Entre Ríos, 16 Jul 2013〕 The service has been interrupted and restarted several times,〔("Vuelve a salir el tren histórico" ), Una Tierra website〕〔("Tren histórico" ), Crónica Ferroviaria, 16 Sep 2011〕 the last in 2013.〔("Un viaje para recordar" ), El Entre Ríos, 7 Feb 2013〕 It crosses several tourist points of the province such as 1 de Mayo, Pronuciamiento and Caseros. From then on, the route is completed by bus to San José palace,〔(Excursiones en Villa Elisa, Entre Ríos )〕〔(Tren Histórico ) on Entre Ríos Turismo〕 the former personal residence of Justo José de Urquiza, Argentine caudillo, general, politician and President of the Argentine Confederation from 1854 to 1860.〔("Tren histórico Villa Elisa, Colón - Microregión" ) on Entre Ríos/Colón website〕 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「Villa Elisa Historic Train」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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