Buenos Aires and Ensenada Port Railway
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The Buenos Aires & Ensenada Port Railway (BA&EP) (in Spanish: Ferrocarril Buenos Aires y Puerto de la Ensenada) was a British-owned company that built and operated a broad gauge
railway network in Argentina towards the end of the nineteenth century. The company was taken over by its rival the British-owned Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway
(BAGS) in 1898.
In 1857 Buenos Aires Province
granted the American Guillermo Wheelwright a concession to build a railway, initially known as La Boca and Barracas Railway, from the city of Buenos Aires
to Ensenada
on the Río de la Plata
near La Plata
which was to become the Provincial capital in 1882. Work on the line was commenced in 1863 from the present day junction of Paseo Colon Avenue and Venezuela street, near the centre of Buenos Aires. From there the line passed over a viaduct to Casa Amarilla, on to General Brown, Barracas and to Tres Esquinas, reached on 18 September 1865. A branch line from General Brown to La Boca
was completed in 1866. From Tres Esquinas the line crossed the Riachuelo River and reached Quilmes
on 18 April 1872 and finally arrived in Ensenada, a distance of 61 km (38 mi) from Buenos Aires, on 31 December 1872.
In 1872 the BA&EP company was founded to take over the company with the view to developing Ensenada, which had a natural harbour, as the main port for the city of Buenos Aires.
Always in fierce competition with the BAGS the BA&EP was finally taken over by them in 1898.
Indian gauge
Indian gauge is a track gauge commonly used in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Argentina and Chile. It is also the gauge that is used on BART , in northern California.- Scotland :...
railway network in Argentina towards the end of the nineteenth century. The company was taken over by its rival the British-owned Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway
Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway
The Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway was one of the Big Four broad gauge, , British-owned companies that built and operated railway networks in Argentina...
(BAGS) in 1898.
In 1857 Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires Province
The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
granted the American Guillermo Wheelwright a concession to build a railway, initially known as La Boca and Barracas Railway, from the city of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
to Ensenada
Ensenada, Buenos Aires
Ensenada is a city and port in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, located around the Ensenada de Barragán. It has 31,031 inhabitants as per the...
on the Río de la Plata
Río de la Plata
The Río de la Plata —sometimes rendered River Plate in British English and the Commonwealth, and occasionally rendered [La] Plata River in other English-speaking countries—is the river and estuary formed by the confluence of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River on the border between Argentina and...
near La Plata
La Plata
La Plata is the capital city of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and of La Plata partido. According to the , the city proper has a population of 574,369 and its metropolitan area has 694,253 inhabitants....
which was to become the Provincial capital in 1882. Work on the line was commenced in 1863 from the present day junction of Paseo Colon Avenue and Venezuela street, near the centre of Buenos Aires. From there the line passed over a viaduct to Casa Amarilla, on to General Brown, Barracas and to Tres Esquinas, reached on 18 September 1865. A branch line from General Brown to La Boca
La Boca
La Boca is a neighborhood, or barrio of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. It retains a strong European flavour, with many of its early settlers being from the Italian city of Genoa. In fact the name has a strong assonance with the Genoese neighborhood of Boccadasse , and some people believe that...
was completed in 1866. From Tres Esquinas the line crossed the Riachuelo River and reached Quilmes
Quilmes, Buenos Aires
Quilmes is a city in the . It is the capital of Quilmes Partido , and has a population of 230,810. It is located south of the capital of Argentina, the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires....
on 18 April 1872 and finally arrived in Ensenada, a distance of 61 km (38 mi) from Buenos Aires, on 31 December 1872.
In 1872 the BA&EP company was founded to take over the company with the view to developing Ensenada, which had a natural harbour, as the main port for the city of Buenos Aires.
Always in fierce competition with the BAGS the BA&EP was finally taken over by them in 1898.