Heritage route
Tren del Fin del Mundo
Ushuaia → Tierra del Fuego National Park · Argentina
The southernmost railway on Earth: a 500 mm steam line laid by Ushuaia’s prison labourers in 1909, now puffing into Tierra del Fuego National Park.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 5 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Ferrocarril Austral Fueguino — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Tren del Fin del Mundo?
The Tren del Fin del Mundo runs 7 km from Ushuaia to Tierra del Fuego National Park.
How long does the Tren del Fin del Mundo take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 50 min for the 7 km. That is an average of 8 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 15 km/h.
Who runs the Tren del Fin del Mundo?
Ferrocarril Austral Fueguino, with 500 mm-gauge steam.
How old is the Tren del Fin del Mundo?
The line has been in service since 1909. 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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