This article is about the tourist passenger train service. For the international railway line, see Salta–Antofagasta railway.
Tren a las Nubes
The train during the first trip after its closure, April 2015
Overview
Service type
Heritage
Status
Active
Locale
Salta Province
First service
1948; 76 years ago (1948)
Current operator(s)
Servicio Ferroviario Turístico Sociedad del Estado (Salta)[1]
Former operator(s)
Ferrocarriles Argentinos (1948–1991)
Private companies (1991–2014)
Sociedad del Estado SFTSE (2014–present)[2]
Website
trenalasnubes.com.ar
Route
Termini
San Antonio de los Cobres La Polvorilla Viaduct
Stops
20
Distance travelled
217 kilometres (130 mi)[3]
Average journey time
8 hours (including rest stops)
Service frequency
Four times a week[4]
Line(s) used
General Belgrano Railway C-14 branch
On-board services
Catering facilities
Yes
Technical
Track gauge
1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Track owner(s)
Government of Argentina
Route map
The Tren a las Nubes (English: Train to the Clouds) is a tourist train service in Salta Province, Argentina. The service runs along the eastern part of the Salta–Antofagasta railway line of the Belgrano Railway (also known as the "C-14" line) that connects the Argentine Northwest with the border in the Andes mountain range, over 4,220 metres (13,850 ft) above mean sea level,[5] the fifth highest railway in the world. Originally built for economic and social reasons, it is now primarily of interest to tourists as a heritage railway, though cheaper tickets are also available for locals to use the train as transport.[6]
^Cite error: The named reference reopening was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Historia on Tren a las Nubes website
^"Route". Tren a las Nubes. Archived from the original on 9 November 2011.
^Cite error: The named reference excursio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Salta recuperó el Tren a las Nubes" [Salta recovered the Train to the Clouds]. Diario El Sol (in Spanish). 7 April 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
^"Vuelve el Tren a las Nubes con descuentos para los salteños" [The Train to the Clouds returns with discounts for Salta residents]. La Gaceta (in Spanish). 4 February 2015.
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