Night train route
Expreso del Sur
Oruro → Villazón · Bolivia
Tuesdays and Fridays out of Oruro: past Lake Poopó’s salt shores to Uyuni by night, then down the quebradas to the Argentine border at Villazón.
How this line was checked
- The 282 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 3397889 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within 35 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 10 m from it
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Expreso del Sur?
The Expreso del Sur runs 590 km from Oruro to Villazón.
How long does the Expreso del Sur take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 15 h 30 min for the 590 km. That is an average of 38 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 90 km/h.
Who runs the Expreso del Sur?
Empresa Ferroviaria Andina (FCA), with Salón & ejecutivo coaches.
How old is the Expreso del Sur?
The line has been in service since 1925. 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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