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Train routes in Chile

4 routes · classic 1 · scenic 1 · mountain 2

4 routes cross Chile in the World Train Map atlas. The longest is the Tren Santiago–Chillán at 398 km; the fastest is the Tren Santiago–Chillán, running up to 160 km/h; the oldest line dates to 1883. Every route links to its facts, photo and story, and to the interactive world map.

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Classic (1)

Tren Santiago–Chillán
Santiago → Chillán · 398 km · 4 h 25 min

EFE Trenes de Chile · CRRC EMU

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.
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Scenic (1)

Buscarril Talca–Constitución
Talca → Constitución · 88 km · ≈ 3 h

EFE Trenes de Chile · Ferrostaal buscarril railcar

Chile’s last country branch line, a National Monument: a little railbus picks its way up the Maule river gorge to vineyards and hamlets no road reaches.
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Mountain (2)

Funicular de Santiago
Santiago (Plaza Caupolicán) → Cerro San Cristóbal · 0.49 km · 6 min

Turistik (Parquemet) · Two 1925 counterbalanced cars, rebuilt 2020–22, zoo mid-station

A 1925 funicular and national monument rising to Santiago’s hilltop Virgin — Pope John Paul II rode it during his 1987 visit.
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Ascensor Concepción
Valparaíso (Calle Prat) → Cerro Concepción · 0.07 km · 1 min

Municipality of Valparaíso · Two seven-passenger cars at 46 degrees, once water-balance powered

Valparaíso’s oldest ascensor (1883) began on water ballast and still hoists riders 69 m from the Turri clock up to Paseo Gervasoni.
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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — each route page credits the author & licence