Heritage route
La Trochita
Esquel → Nahuel Pan · Argentina
Theroux’s Old Patagonian Express: 750 mm gauge, 1922 steam locomotives and wood-stove-heated wooden coaches across the steppe.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 1617321 — 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: the railway’s own site — 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 La Trochita?
The La Trochita runs 19 km from Esquel to Nahuel Pan.
How long does the La Trochita take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 3 h round trip for the 19 km. The line's top service speed is 45 km/h.
Who runs the La Trochita?
Provincia del Chubut, with 1922 Henschel steam.
How old is the La Trochita?
The line has been in service since 1945. 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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