Railway stations in Bolivia explained

Following is a list of railway stations in Bolivia, categorized by eastern and western networks. The eastern and western networks do not directly connect, except via a roundabout route through Argentina.

Many lines originally were 762mm gauge; some, but not all, have been converted to 1000mm gauge.

Maps

• UN Map

Towns served by rail

West

• Guaqui (3822m) - branch terminus and inland port
• Viacha - junction
• La Paz (3640m) - terminus and national administrative capital
• Oruro, Bolivia (3710m) - junction
• Cochabamba (2574m) - terminus
• Potosí - branch
• Sucre (2750m) - branch terminus and national constitutional capital
• Uyuni (3670m) - junction for line to Chile
• Tupiza
• Villazón - border with Argentina

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• Arque

Open or Closed?

• Uncia - branch terminus - mine

East

• Trinidad (130m) - terminus
• Loreto
• Santa Rosa del Sara
• Montero (292m)
• Santa Cruz - junction for Trinidad and Puerto Suárez
• Villamontes (439m)
• Yacuiba- border with Argentina
• San José de Chiquitos (304m)
• Roboré
• Santa Ana de Velasco
• Puerto Suárez (117m) - border with Brazil
• Corumbá

Proposed

• Sucre (W)
• (missing link) ^[1]
• Santa Cruz (E)

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• 2013, September, design consultancy for Montero-Bulo Bulo railway ^[2]
• 2010, October, Peru and Bolivia agreed to transfer land from Peru to Bolivia to provide Bolivia with access to the sea, to replace the lands stolen & lost in the War of the Pacific with Chile.^{[3] [4]}
• Ilo, Peru (15m) port to be leased to Bolivia
• Puerto Suárez

See also

• Transport in Bolivia
• Bolivia
• Railway stations in Peru - transAndean Railway

Notes and References

1. http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/EDITORIAL_COMMENT:_Transcontinental_railroad_still_a_long_shot E-W Missing Link
2. Web site: Bolivia launches consultancy tender for US$243mn Montero-Bulo Bulo railway - BNamericas . www.bnamericas.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130926095049/http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/bolivia-launches-consultancy-tender-for-us243mn-montero-bulo-bulo-railway . 2013-09-26.
3. http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/EDITORIAL_COMMENT:_Transcontinental_railroad_still_a_long_shot BNAmericas
4. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/Peru-offers-dock-rights-to-apf-306755975.html?x=0&.v=1 Yahoo