Desamparados station
Estación de Desamparados | |
|---|---|
| Commuter and Regional rail | |
The station in 2018. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Jirón Áncash 15001, Lima, Peru |
| Coordinates | 12°02′40″S 77°01′43″W / 12.04444°S 77.02861°W |
| Owned by | Government of Peru |
| Line(s) | Ferrocarril Central Andino |
| Tracks | 1 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1870 |
| Rebuilt | 1912 |
The Desamparados station (Spanish: Estación de Desamparados) is a railway station in Lima, Peru. It is situated on the left margin of the Rímac River, next to the Government Palace. The station was named after the Church of Our Lady of the Forsaken. The project began in 1890 by the Peruvian Corporation and three years later the Lima–La Oroya route was inaugurated. The line became known as the Ferrocarril Central Andino.
At present the station only has administrative use, although it regularly offers passenger services between Lima and Huancayo. It also serves as an exhibition hall, exhibiting such items as the presidential wagon "Paquita", named in honor of the wife of the then President of the Republic Oscar R. Benavides.