Mendoza railway station
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Mendoza station as a tram stop in 2015. The old semaphore signals are visible at background | |||||||||||
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| Location | Av. Belgrano and Av. Las Heras, Mendoza Argentina | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°53′03″S 68°50′55″W / 32.8841°S 68.8485°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Government of Argentina | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metrotranvía Mendoza (passenger) Trenes Argentinos Cargas (freight) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | San Martín Railway | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1885 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1993 (reopened in 2012) | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes (2012) | ||||||||||
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Mendoza Station is a railway station located in the city of the same name in Argentina. It was inaugurated in 1885 and originally operated by state-owned Andean Railway (then taken over by British companies such as Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway). Nowadays Mendoza is currently used by Metrotranvía Mendoza, a light rail transport system inaugurated in 2012. The station is also served by state-owned company Trenes Argentinos Cargas which runs freight trains in the region.
The station operated between 1885 and 1993 when it was closed by the national government. It remained disused and abandoned until 2012 when the Metrotranvía was inaugurated. The administrative building was reopened as a cultural centre named "Estación Cultural", while the main station building was completely remodelled when Metrotranvía extended to Las Heras in 2019.