The list of secondary, industrial and Decauville railways in Argentina includes narrow-gauge railway lines that operated in Argentina, which used tracks, sleepers, or vehicles manufactured by French company Decauville.[1] [2] The vast majority of those lines were freight services, although in some cases (such as the Ostende railway or the Yerba Buena Steam Tram) also ran passenger services.
| Name | Local Name | Province | Length | Gauge | Further information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Light Railways | Ferrocarriles Ligeros de Agricultura | total 373.36 km, main 302.55 km, sidings 70.81 km | Locomotives—27, passenger cars—5, freight cars—1422. Capitalization 3,201,640 pesos (invested). | |||
| Aguilares Mill Branch Railway [3] | Ferrocarril Ramal Ingenio Aguilares | Tucumán | 8 km | Transport of sugar cane | ||
| Cia. Argentina de Quebracho Railway | Ferrocarril Cía. Argentina de Quebracho | Formosa | 37 km | General transport service (local); passengers (main) | ||
| Argentine Hardwoods and Land Co. and Argentine Timber and Estates Co. Railway | ? | Buenos Aires | (1936 in receivership, affairs in charge of Deloitte, Griffith & Co.). | |||
| Argentine Salt Works Railway | Ferrocarril La Salinera Argentina | Buenos Aires | 32.18 km | Locomotives—3, passenger cars—1, freight cars—10. Capitalization 176,000 pesos (invested) | ||
| Bancalari Mill Railway | Ferrocarril del Molino Bancalari | Buenos Aires | 5.4 km | Transport of milk cans from nearby dairy farms to Manzanares.[4] | ||
| Bella Vista Sugar Co. Mill Branch Railway | Desvío FFCC Ingenio Cía. Azucarera Bella Vista | Tucumán | 12.737 km | Transport of sugar cane | ||
| Bellani and Pensa Co. Railway | Ferrocarril Cia Bellani y Pensa | Buenos Aires | 11.26 km | Locomotives—1, freight cars—2. Capitalization 44,000 pesos (invested). | ||
| Bourdichone and Company Branch Railway | FFCC Desvio Bourdichone y Cia | Córdoba | 3.2 km | Transport of limestone. | ||
| Ferrocarril Oeste de Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires | 11.070 km | (2.5 km) | |||
| Cabezas Railway | Ferrocarril A. Cabezas | 47 km | Transport of forest products | |||
| Castiglioni Railway | Ferrocarril Castiglioni | Santiago del Estero | 58 km | Transport of forest and miscellaneous products | ||
| Ferrocarril Central del Chubut | Initially, later | 1888–1958 | ||||
| Compagno Hnos Railway | Ferrocarril Compagno Hnos. | Santiago del Estero | 50 km | Transport of forest products[5] | ||
| Concepción Sugar Company Mill Railway | Ferrocarril Ingenio Cia. Azucarera Concepción [6] | Tucumán | 52 km | Locomotives—12, freight cars—370. Capitalization 350,000 pesos (invested). Transport of sugar cane | ||
| Cordoba Central Railway | Ferroccarril Central de Cordoba | 173 km | ||||
| Ferrocarril Económico Correntino | 226 km | Locomotives—3, passenger cars—11, freight cars—230. Weight of rail: 12 and 18 kg/m. Capitalization 2,200,000 pesos (invested). | ||||
| Damiani Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Damiani | Chaco | 12 km | Transports of forest products and other products | ||
| Deffilipi (Valle Hermoso) Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Deffilipi (Valle Heroso) | Córdoba | 10.6 km | (5 km) | Transport of limestone and lime | |
| Demartini Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Demartini | Santiago del Estero | 62 km | Transport of forest products | ||
| Ferrocarriles y Elevadores Depietri | Buenos Aires | 68 km | Transport of grain | |||
| Donadeu Railway | Ferrocarril Donadeu | Santiago de Estero | 60 km | Transport of forest products | ||
| El Dorado Railway | Ferrocarril El Dorado | Santiago del Estero | 46 km | Transport of forest products | ||
| Enrique S. Perez Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Enrique S. Perez | Santiago del Estero | 15.7 km | Transport of forest products | ||
| Estancia Guaycolec Railway | Ferrocarril Estencia Guaycolec | Formosa | 35 km | General transport services | ||
| M. Flores Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal M. Flores | Jujuy | 7 km | Transport of forest products | ||
| Fontana Co. Ltd. (Rio Araza) Railway | Ferrocarril Fontana Ltda. Rio Araza | Chaco | 3 km | Transport of forest products | ||
| The Forestal Land, Timber & Railway Co.[7] | La Forestal | Chaco | 698 km | (271 km) | Locomotives—40, passenger cars—16, freight cars–735. Weight of rail: varies from 8 kg/m to 32 kg/m. Capitalization £5,574,689. | |
| General L. Winter to Coresa Railway | Ferrocarril de General Lorenzo Vintter a Conesa | Río Negro | 77 km | |||
| Gronda and Company Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Gronda y Cia. | Jujuy | 12 km | Diverse services | ||
| Granadera y Forestal Railway | Ferrocarril Ganadero y Forestal | Chaco | 60 km | Transport of forest products | ||
| Hardcastle Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Hardcastle | Jujuy | 10 km | Diverse services | ||
| Industrial and Forestal de Yuto Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Industrial y Forestal de Yuto | Jujuy | 26 km | Transport of forest products | ||
| Juan Arronga Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Juan Arronga | Santa Fe | 17 km | Transport of forest products | ||
| La Baviera Mill Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Ingenio La Baviere | Tucumán | 32 km | Transport of sugar cane [8] | ||
| La Calera Establishment Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Establecimiento La Calera | Córdoba | 11 km | Transport of limestone | ||
| La Esperanza Railway | Ferrocarril La Esperenza | Salta | 81 km | Transport of sugar cane | ||
| La Florida Hill French Railway | Ferrocarril Ingenio La Florida | Tucumán | 12 km | Transport of sugar cane | ||
| La Forestal Ltd. (Cotelay) Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal La Forestal (Cotelay) | Chaco | 24.5 km | Transport of forest products | ||
| La Forestal Ltda. Haumonia al N.O. Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal La Forestal Ltda. (Haumonia al N.O.) | Chaco | 37 km | Common carrier | ||
| La Mendieta Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal La Mendieta | Jujuy | 24.4 km | Locomotives—6, freight cars—535, Capitalization 168,930 pesos (invested). Transport of sugar cane | ||
| La Papelera Argentina (S.A.) Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal La Paperera Argentina (S.A.) | Santa Fe | 4.313 km | Transport of forest products | ||
| La Providencia Mill Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Ingenio La Providencia | Tucumán | 18 km | Transports of sugar cane | ||
| La Vicuna Industrial Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Cia. La Industrial | Chaco | 12 km | Transport of forest products | ||
| Las Selvad del Chaco Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Las Selvas del Chaco | Chaco | 15 km | Transport of forest products | ||
| Ledesma Mill Railway | Ferrocarril Ingenio Ledesma | Jujuy | 133 km | (97 km) | Transport of sugar cane[9] | |
| Los Ralos Mill Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Ingenio Los Ralos | Tucumán | 6 km | Weight of rail: 12 kg/m. Locomotives—3, freight cars—65. Transport of sugar cane. | ||
| Malagueno Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Malagueno | Córdoba | 5 km | Transport of limestone | ||
| Mendoza Industrial Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Industrial de Mendoza | Mendoza | 18 km | Diverse services | ||
| Minetti Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Minetti | Córdoba | 3.5 km | Transport of lime stone | ||
| Mualen Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Mualen | Chaco | 12 km | Locomotives—4, freight cars—63. Diverse services. | ||
| Noetinger and Lepetit Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Noetinger y Lepetit | Chaco | 2.4 km | Transport of forest products | ||
| Viejo Expreso Patagónico or La Trochita | Río Negro, Chubut | |||||
| Ostende Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Ostende | Buenos Aires | 3 km | ? | Transport of goods and passenger (touristic service) [10] [11] | |
| Padilla Hnos. Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Padilla Hnos. | Tucumán | 24 km | Weight of rail: 12 kg/m. Locomotives—4, freight cars—150. Transport of sugar cane | ||
| Pedro Gasparetti Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Pedro Gagnaretti | Santa Fe | 12 km | Transport of forest products | ||
| H. Pemberton Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal F. Pemberton | Jujuy | 7 km | Transport of forest products | ||
| Ferrocarril de Península Valdés | Chubut | 32 km | 1901 - 1920 commuter rail | |||
| Provincial Government Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Gobierno de la Provincia | Tucumán | 12 km | Transport of passengers | ||
| Puerto Ocampo Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Puerto Ocampo | Santa Fe | 53 km | General transport service | ||
| Pte. R. Saenz Pena to Castelli Railway | Ferrocarril de Pte. R. Saenz Pena a Casteli | Chaco | ||||
| Quebrachales Fusionados S.A. Railway | Ferrocarril Quebracholes Fusionados S.A. | Chaco | 95 km | (30 km) | Locomotives—6, passenger cars—5,freight cars—35. Weight of rail: 3, 10, 12 kg/m in sections of 7 meters. General transport service | |
| Rainforest Ecological Train[12] | Tren Ecológico de la Selva | 7 km | Opened in 1995 | |||
| Rural de Resistencia Railway | Ferrocarril Rural de Resistencia | Chaco | 30 km | Capitalization (invested) 70,400 pesos. Locomotives—6, passenger cars—5, freight cars—35. General transport services | ||
| San Isidro Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal San Isidro | Salta | 15 km | Transport of sugar cane | ||
| San Martin Mill Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Ingenio San Martin | Salta | 107 km | Transport of sugar cane | ||
| San Pablo Sugar Mill Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Ingenio San Pablo | Tucumán | 11 km | Locomotives—1, freight cars—8. Weight of rail: 10 kg/m. Transport of sugar cane | ||
| Santa Lucía Mill Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Ingenio Santa Lucía | Tucumán | 17 km | Transport of sugar cane | ||
| Ferrocarril Austral Fueguino | Tierra del Fuego | 7 km | Opened in 1909, closed in 1952, reopened in 1994 | |||
| Ferrocarril del Sud | Buenos Aires | total 373.05 km:Main 302.55 km Sidings 70.81 km | Locomotives—27, passenger cars—5, freight cars—1422. Capitalization (invested) 3,201,640 pesos. | |||
| C. B. Svensen Railway | Ferrocarril C. B. Svensen | Chaco | 29 km | (21 km) | Transport of forest products | |
| G. Weisburd Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal G. Weisburd | Chaco | 11 km | Transport of forest products | ||
| Weisburd Branch Railway | Ferrocarril Ramal Weisburd | Santiago del Estero | 51 km | Transport of forest products | ||
| Tranvía a Vapor de Yerba Buena | Tucumán | 12 km | Passenger service, operated 1916–26 [13] | |||
| Zuberbühler Railway | Ferrocarril Zuberbühler | Chaco | 94 km | (25 km) | Transport of forest products |