Scenic route
Tren Solar de la Quebrada
Volcán → Tilcara · Argentina
Lithium-battery railcars charged by a solar farm glide through the UNESCO-listed Quebrada de Humahuaca to Tilcara — the first solar-powered train in the Americas.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 17730839 — 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: 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 Tren Solar de la Quebrada?
The Tren Solar de la Quebrada runs 42 km from Volcán to Tilcara.
How long does the Tren Solar de la Quebrada take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h for the 42 km. That is an average of 21 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 60 km/h.
Who runs the Tren Solar de la Quebrada?
Tren Solar de la Quebrada S.E., with CRRC battery-electric railcars, solar-charged.
How old is the Tren Solar de la Quebrada?
The line has been in service since 2024. 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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