Antofagasta–Bolivia Railway

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The Antofagasta–Bolivia Railway is a historic trans-Andean rail line linking Chile’s Pacific coast with Bolivia’s interior, primarily built to transport minerals from the Andean region to port.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international railway ⓘ
railway line ⓘ
trans-Andean railway ⓘ
abbreviation FCAB ⓘ
borderCrossing Chile–Bolivia border ⓘ
cargo copper ⓘ
nitrates ⓘ
other minerals ⓘ
connectsTo Bolivian Altiplano ⓘ
linked to: Altiplano plateau

Pacific Ocean ⓘ
constructionPurpose transport of minerals from Andean region to Pacific ports ⓘ
country Bolivia ⓘ
Chile ⓘ
crosses Andes ⓘ
electrification not electrified ⓘ
endPoint Uyuni ⓘ
gauge 1,000 mm ⓘ
metre gauge ⓘ
hasOperator FCAB ⓘ
hasPortConnection Port of Antofagasta ⓘ
historicalSignificance development of Andean mining industry ⓘ
export of Bolivian minerals via Chilean ports ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
linkType coast–interior link ⓘ
locatedIn northern Chile ⓘ
southwestern Bolivia ⓘ
officialName Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia ⓘ
owner Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia S.A. ⓘ
partOf Bolivia–Chile transport infrastructure ⓘ
passesThrough Antofagasta Region ⓘ
Bolivian highlands ⓘ
linked to: Bolivian Andes
primaryUse freight transport ⓘ
mineral transport ⓘ
region Atacama Desert ⓘ
role export corridor for Bolivian minerals ⓘ
startPoint Antofagasta ⓘ
status in operation ⓘ
terminus Antofagasta ⓘ
Uyuni ⓘ
terrain desert ⓘ
mountainous ⓘ
trackType single track ⓘ
usedFor international trade ⓘ
regional connectivity ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chile rail network → includesLine → Antofagasta–Bolivia Railway ⓘ
Antofagasta plc → foundedAs → Antofagasta (Chili) and Bolivia Railway Company ⓘ
linked to: Antofagasta–Bolivia Railway
Ollagüe → transportConnection → Antofagasta–Uyuni railway ⓘ
subject linked to: village of Ollagüe
linked to: Antofagasta–Bolivia Railway
Antofagasta–Bolivia Railway → owner → Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia S.A. ⓘ
linked to: Antofagasta–Bolivia Railway
Antofagasta–Bolivia Railway → officialName → Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia ⓘ
linked to: Antofagasta–Bolivia Railway
Chile–Bolivia transport network → includesRailway → Antofagasta–Bolivia railway ⓘ
linked to: Antofagasta–Bolivia Railway
Chile–Bolivia transport network → includesRailway → Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia ⓘ
linked to: Antofagasta–Bolivia Railway
FCAB → fullName → Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia ⓘ
linked to: Antofagasta–Bolivia Railway
FCAB → abbreviationOf → Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia ⓘ
linked to: Antofagasta–Bolivia Railway