Estación San Fernando, is a railway station of the Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado

Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado

Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado is the national railway of Chile.The track gauge is Indian gauge in the south and metre gauge in the north.-History:...

, located in San Fernando, Chile

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. Located close to the Tinguiririca River in a fertile valley, San Fernando sits 1,112 feet above sea level...

 . It is the main railway station in the Colchagua Province

Colchagua Province

Colchagua Province is one of three provinces of the central Chilean region of O'Higgins . Its capital is San Fernando. It is bordered on the north by Cachapoal Province, on the east by the Argentine Republic, on the south by Curicó Province, and on the west by Cardenal Caro Province.-Geography and...

. It is located on the Quechereguas avenue.

Estación San Fernando is part of the Red Sur EFE

Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado

Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado is the national railway of Chile.The track gauge is Indian gauge in the south and metre gauge in the north.-History:...

, the TerraSur

TerraSur

The TerraSur is a Chilean Inter-city rail service, opened in 2001 between Santiago and Chillán, on the Chilean Central Valley. It is operated by the Trenes Regionales Terra S.A., a subsidiary of the Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado...

 inter-city service has a stop here. Metrotrén

Metrotrén

The Metrotrén , is a Chilean commuter rail system operated by Trenes Metropolitanos S.A., a subsidiary of the Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado , that covers 13 communes, from Santiago de Chile to San Fernando. It is connected with Metro de Santiago in Alameda station...

 commuter service terminate at this station.

The Ramal Pichilemu diverge from here, originally to the city of Pichilemu

Pichilemu

Pichilemu , originally known as Pichilemo, is a beach resort city and commune in central Chile, and capital of Cardenal Caro Province. It is located southwest of Santiago, the capital of Chile, and comprises an urban center and twenty-three villages, such as Ciruelos, Cáhuil, and Espinillo...

 (railway station

Pichilemu railway station

Pichilemu railway station was a railway station in Pichilemu. It is a wood construction dated circa 1925, located in front of the Petrel Lake, near Daniel Ortúzar Avenue . It remained in operation until the 1990s, and became a National Monument on September 16, 1994. It has since become an arts...

) but the line was closed on 1987, operating today as far as Estación Peralillo.

The steam locomotive hauled, Tren del Vino (Wine Train), is a turistic train that operates every Saturday between Estación San Fernando and Estación Paniahue (in Santa Cruz).

The nearby San Fernando Bus Terminal is within walking distance from the Station.

Lines and trains

The following lines and trains pass through or terminate at Estación San Fernando:

• Red Sur EFE
  Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado
  Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado is the national railway of Chile.The track gauge is Indian gauge in the south and metre gauge in the north.-History:...
  
  
  • TerraSur
    TerraSur
    The TerraSur is a Chilean Inter-city rail service, opened in 2001 between Santiago and Chillán, on the Chilean Central Valley. It is operated by the Trenes Regionales Terra S.A., a subsidiary of the Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado...
    
     inter-city service (Alameda - Estación Chillán)
  • Metrotrén
    Metrotrén
    The Metrotrén , is a Chilean commuter rail system operated by Trenes Metropolitanos S.A., a subsidiary of the Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado , that covers 13 communes, from Santiago de Chile to San Fernando. It is connected with Metro de Santiago in Alameda station...
    
     commuter service (Alameda - Estación San Fernando)

• Ramal Pichilemu
  • Tren del Vino turistic service (Estación San Fernando - Estación Paniahue)

Adjacent stations

External links

• Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado
• Metrotrén
• Tren del Vino