Tren a las Nubes route

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The Tren a las Nubes route is a famous high-altitude tourist railway in northwestern Argentina that traverses the Andes with dramatic viaducts, tunnels, and mountain scenery.

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Tren a las Nubes route canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railway line ⓘ
tourist railway route ⓘ
approximateLength about 217 kilometres ⓘ
constructionEnd 1940s ⓘ
constructionStart 1920s ⓘ
country Argentina ⓘ
designedBy Richard Maury ⓘ
electrification non-electrified ⓘ
endPoint La Polvorilla viaduct ⓘ
San Antonio de los Cobres ⓘ
feature dramatic viaducts ⓘ
high-altitude railway ⓘ
mountain scenery ⓘ
tunnels ⓘ
gauge 1,000 mm metre gauge ⓘ
hasBridge multiple steel viaducts ⓘ
hasStation Campo Quijano ⓘ
Salta station ⓘ
San Antonio de los Cobres ⓘ
hasTunnel multiple mountain tunnels ⓘ
hasViewOf Andean landscapes ⓘ
deep mountain valleys ⓘ
high-altitude plateaus ⓘ
highestElevation about 4,220 metres above sea level ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Andes ⓘ
northwestern Argentina ⓘ
marketingName Tren a las Nubes ⓘ
nameMeaning Train to the Clouds ⓘ
linked to: Tren a las Nubes
notableFor engineering works in difficult mountain terrain ⓘ
one of the highest railways in the world ⓘ
notableStructure La Polvorilla viaduct ⓘ
operatedAs tourist service ⓘ
originalPurpose freight and passenger transport ⓘ
partOf General Belgrano Railway ⓘ
linked to: Belgrano Railway
passesThrough Puna de Atacama region ⓘ
linked to: Puna de Atacama

Quebrada del Toro ⓘ
railwaySystem metre-gauge network of northwest Argentina ⓘ
region Salta Province ⓘ
safetyConcern altitude sickness risk for passengers ⓘ
seasonalOperation mainly during dry season ⓘ
startPoint Salta ⓘ
linked to: Salta (city)
tourismType adventure tourism ⓘ
scenic railway tourism ⓘ
touristAttractionIn Salta Province ⓘ
trackType single track ⓘ
tractionType diesel locomotives ⓘ
transportMode rail ⓘ
usesInfrastructureOf General Belgrano Railway ⓘ
linked to: Belgrano Railway

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Salta Province → contains → Tren a las Nubes route ⓘ
Viaducto La Polvorilla → partOf → Tren a las Nubes route ⓘ
Quebrada del Toro → traversedBy → Tren a las Nubes route ⓘ