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Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado

Index Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado

Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE) is the national railway of Chile. [1]

62 relations: Antofagasta, Araucanía Region, Argentina, Arica, Arica–La Paz railway, Bío Bío Region, Biotren, Bolivia, Break of gauge, Chile, Chilean Army, Chillán, Commuter rail, Concepción, Chile, Constitución, Chile, Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia, Ferronor, Hualqui, Inter-city rail, Iquique, La Paz, Laja, Chile, Limache, Los Lagos Region, Maule Region, Metre-gauge railway, Metrotrén, Mining, Mountain railway, O'Higgins Region, Puente Alto-El Volcan Railway, Puerto Montt, Rack railway, Rail freight transport, Rail transport, Rail transport in Argentina, Rail transport in Bolivia, Rail transport in Peru, Railway Gazette International, Ramal Talca-Constitución, Rancagua, Renfe Operadora, Salta–Antofagasta railway, San Fernando, Chile, San Pedro de la Paz, Santiago, Santiago Metro, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Sodium nitrate, Tacna, ..., Talca, Talcahuano, Temuco, TerraSur, Track gauge, Transandine Railway, Uyuni, Valparaíso, Valparaíso Metro, Valparaíso Region, Victoria, Chile, 5 ft 6 in gauge railway. Expand index (12 more) »

Antofagasta

Antofagasta is a port city in northern Chile, about north of Santiago.

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Araucanía Region

The La Araucanía, La Araucanía Region (Región de La Araucanía) is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions and comprises two provinces: Malleco in the north and Cautín in the south.

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Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic (República Argentina), is a federal republic located mostly in the southern half of South America.

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Arica

Arica is a commune and a port city with a population of 196,590 in the Arica Province of northern Chile's Arica y Parinacota Region.

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Arica–La Paz railway

The Arica–La Paz railway or Ferrocarril de Arica–La Paz (FCALP) was built by the Chilean government under the Treaty of Peace and Friendship of 1904 between Chile and Bolivia.

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Bío Bío Region

The Bío Bío Region (Región del Bío-Bío), is one of Chile's fifteen first-order administrative divisions; it is divided into four provinces: Arauco, Bío Bío, Concepción, and Ñuble.

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Biotren

The Biotren (Biotrén) is an at-grade urban commuter rail system that serves a large part of the city of Concepción, Chile, capital of the region of Bío-Bío, also known as Greater Concepción or Concepción Metropolitan Area, both synonyms of "city" according to the urbanistic standards and laws of Chile, of which this city is the second biggest, most populous and important of the country.

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Bolivia

Bolivia (Mborivia; Buliwya; Wuliwya), officially known as the Plurinational State of Bolivia (Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia), is a landlocked country located in western-central South America.

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Break of gauge

With railways, a break of gauge occurs where a line of one gauge meets a line of a different gauge.

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Chile

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a South American country occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west.

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Chilean Army

The Chilean Army (Ejército de Chile) is the land arm of the Military of Chile.

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Chillán

Chillán is a city in the Bío Bío Region of Chile located about south of the country's capital, Santiago, near the geographical center of the country.

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Commuter rail

Commuter rail, also called suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates between a city centre and middle to outer suburbs beyond 15 km (10 miles) and commuter towns or other locations that draw large numbers of commuters—people who travel on a daily basis.

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Concepción, Chile

Concepción (in full: Concepción de la Madre Santísima de la Luz, "Conception of the Blessed Mother of Light") is a Chilean city and commune belonging to the metropolitan area of Greater Concepción, it is one of the largest urban conurbations of Chile.

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Constitución, Chile

Constitución is a city and commune of Talca Province, Maule Region, Chile.

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Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia

The Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia (British company name: Antofagasta (Chili) & Bolivia Railway or FCAB for short) is a private railway operating in the northern provinces of Chile.

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Ferronor

Ferronor (Empresa de Transporte Ferroviario S.A.) is a Chilean railway company operating on the old Red Norte (northern network) of Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado, which was privatised in 1997.

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Hualqui

Hualqui is a Chilean city and commune in the Concepción Province, Biobio Region.

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Inter-city rail

Inter-city rail services are express passenger train services that cover longer distances than commuter or regional trains.

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Iquique

Iquique is a port city and commune in northern Chile, capital of both the Iquique Province and Tarapacá Region.

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La Paz

La Paz, officially known as Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Our Lady of Peace), also named Chuqi Yapu (Chuquiago) in Aymara, is the seat of government and the de facto national capital of the Plurinational State of Bolivia (the constitutional capital of Bolivia is Sucre).

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Laja, Chile

Laja is a city and commune located in the Bío Bío Province of the Bío Bío Region of Chile.

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Limache

Limache is a Chilean city and commune in the Marga Marga Province, Valparaíso Region.

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Los Lagos Region

Los Lagos Region (Región de Los Lagos, Region of the Lakes) is one of Chile's 15 regions, which are first order administrative divisions, and comprises four provinces: Chiloé, Llanquihue, Osorno and Palena.

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Maule Region

The Maule Region (VII Región del Maule) is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions.

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Metre-gauge railway

Metre-gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways with track gauge of or 1 metre.

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Metrotrén

The Metrotrén (Spanish compound for metro, 'rapid transit' + tren, 'train'), is a Chilean commuter rail system operated by Trenes Metropolitanos S.A., a subsidiary of the Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE), that covers 13 communes using two lines one to Nos and one to Rancagua.

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Mining

Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually from an orebody, lode, vein, seam, reef or placer deposit.

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Mountain railway

A mountain railway is a railway that operates in a mountainous region.

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O'Higgins Region

The Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region (VI Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins), often shortened to O'Higgins Region, is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions.

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Puente Alto-El Volcan Railway

Puente Alto-El Volcan Railway is a small military railway between Puente Alto and El Volcán in Chile.

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Puerto Montt

Puerto Montt is a port city and commune in southern Chile, located at the northern end of the Reloncaví Sound in the Llanquihue Province, Los Lagos Region, 1,055 km to the south of the capital, Santiago.

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Rack railway

A rack railway (also rack-and-pinion railway, cog railway, or cogwheel railway) is a steep grade railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails.

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Rail freight transport

Rail freight transport is the use of railroads and trains to transport cargo as opposed to human passengers.

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Rail transport

Rail transport is a means of transferring of passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, also known as tracks.

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Rail transport in Argentina

The Argentine railway network consisted of a network at the end of the Second World War and was, in its time, one of the most extensive and prosperous in the world.

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Rail transport in Bolivia

The Bolivian rail network has had a peculiar development throughout its history; owing to losses of land, prestige and credit rating due to the failure of the War of the Pacific, railway development came late to Bolivia.

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Rail transport in Peru

Rail transport in Peru has a varied history.

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Railway Gazette International

Railway Gazette International is a monthly business journal covering the railway, metro, light rail and tram industries worldwide.

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Ramal Talca-Constitución

The Ramal Talca-Constitución, also known as the Ramal de Maule is the last remaining narrow-gauge ramal (branch line) train in Chile.

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Rancagua

Rancagua is a city and commune in central Chile and part of the Rancagua conurbation.

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Renfe Operadora

Renfe Operadora is the state-owned company which operates freight and passenger trains on the, the and the networks of the Spanish national railway infrastructure company Adif (Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias—Railway Infrastructure Administration).

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Salta–Antofagasta railway

The Salta–Antofagasta railway, also named Huaytiquina, is a non-electrified single track railway line that links Argentina and Chile passing through the Andes.

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San Fernando, Chile

San Fernando is the capital of the province of Colchagua, in central Chile, and the second most populated urban center of the O'Higgins Region.

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San Pedro de la Paz

San Pedro de la Paz is a Chilean city and commune located in the Concepción Province, Biobío Region.

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Santiago

Santiago, also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas.

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Santiago Metro

The Santiago Metro (Metro de Santiago) is the underground railway network serving the city of Santiago, Chile.

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Santiago Metropolitan Region

Santiago Metropolitan Region (Región Metropolitana de Santiago) is one of Chile's 15 first-order administrative divisions.

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Sodium nitrate

Sodium nitrate is the chemical compound with the formula NaNO3.

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Tacna

Tacna is a city in southern Peru and the regional capital of the Tacna Region.

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Talca

Talca is a city and commune in Chile located about south of Santiago, and is the capital of both Talca Province and Maule Region (7th Region of Chile).

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Talcahuano

Talcahuano is a port city and commune in the Biobío Region of Chile.

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Temuco

Temuco is a city and commune, capital of the Cautín Province and of the Araucanía Region in southern Chile.

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TerraSur

The TerraSur (previously known as EFE Chillán) is a Chilean Inter-city rail service, opened in 2001 between Santiago and Chillán, on the Chilean Central Valley.

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Track gauge

In rail transport, track gauge is the spacing of the rails on a railway track and is measured between the inner faces of the load-bearing rails.

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Transandine Railway

The Transandine Railway (Ferrocarril Trasandino) was a combined rack (Abt system) and adhesion railway which operated from Mendoza in Argentina, across the Andes mountain range via the Uspallata Pass, to Santa Rosa de Los Andes in Chile, a distance of 248 km.

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Uyuni

Uyuni (Aymara, uyu pen (enclosure), yard, cemetery, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one that has got a pen", "the one with a pen") is a city in the southwest of Bolivia.

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Valparaíso

Valparaíso is a major city, seaport, and educational center in the commune of Valparaíso, Chile.

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Valparaíso Metro

The Valparaíso Metro (Metro Valparaíso, formerly called "Merval") is the commuter rail system serving the urban conglomeration of Gran Valparaíso, Chile.

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Valparaíso Region

The Valparaíso Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions.

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Victoria, Chile

Victoria is a city and commune in Malleco Province of La Araucanía Region, Chile.

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5 ft 6 in gauge railway

is the size of a broad track gauge commonly used in India, Pakistan, western Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Argentina, Chile, and on the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empresa_de_los_Ferrocarriles_del_Estado

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