Scenic route
Buscarril Talca–Constitución
Talca → Constitución · Chile
Chile’s last country branch line, a National Monument: a little railbus picks its way up the Maule river gorge to vineyards and hamlets no road reaches.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 6855723 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: EFE Trenes de Chile — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Buscarril Talca–Constitución?
The Buscarril Talca–Constitución runs 88 km from Talca to Constitución.
How long does the Buscarril Talca–Constitución take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 3 h for the 88 km. That is an average of 29 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 50 km/h.
Who runs the Buscarril Talca–Constitución?
EFE Trenes de Chile, with Ferrostaal buscarril railcar.
How old is the Buscarril Talca–Constitución?
The line has been in service since 1915. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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