Steam railway in Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina
Southern Fuegian Railway
Train at Macarena station
Overview
Native name
Tren del Fin del Mundo
Status
Active
Owner
Ferrocarril Austral Fueguino
Locale
Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Termini
Del Fin del Mundo
Parque Nacional
Website
trendelfindelmundo.com.ar
Service
Type
Heritage railway
Services
1
History
Opened
1909
Closed
1952 (reopened in 1994; 30 years ago (1994))
Technical
Track length
7 km (4.3 mi)
Track gauge
500 mm (19+3⁄4 in)
Old gauge
600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Operating speed
25 km/h (16 mph)
The Southern Fuegian Railway (Spanish: Ferrocarril Austral Fueguino (FCAF)) or the Train of the End of the World (Spanish: El Tren del Fin del Mundo) is a 500 mm (19+3⁄4 in) gauge steam railway in Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina. It was originally built as a freight line to serve the prison of Ushuaia, specifically to transport timber. It now operates as a heritage railway into the Tierra del Fuego National Park and is considered the southernmost functioning railway in the world.
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