Classic route
Tren Santiago–Chillán
Santiago → Chillán · Chile
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South America’s fastest scheduled trains: 160 km/h EMUs launched in 2023 sprint down Chile’s Central Valley past vineyards and snow-capped volcanoes.
Stations
- 0 kmAlameda
- 16 kmSan Bernardo
- 82 kmRancagua
- 134 kmSan Fernando
- 189 kmCuricó
- 203 kmMolina
- 252 kmTalca
- 273 kmSan Javier
- 303 kmLinares
- 342 kmParral
- 377 kmSan Carlos
- 401 kmChillán
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 8264359 — 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 3 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 Tren Santiago–Chillán?
The Tren Santiago–Chillán runs 398 km from Santiago to Chillán.
How long does the Tren Santiago–Chillán take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 4 h 25 min for the 398 km. That is an average of 90 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the Tren Santiago–Chillán?
EFE Trenes de Chile, with CRRC EMU.
How old is the Tren Santiago–Chillán?
The line has been in service since 2023. 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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