Del Parque railway station
Del Parque is a former train station in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was the first railway station in the country, serving as terminus of Buenos Aires Western Railway. The station was located at the intersection of Cerrito and Tucumán streets.
Trains at the station, viewed from west.
Façade (view from Cerrito).
Interior view.
Train entering the station.
Buenos Aires Western Railway
The Buenos Aires Western Railway (BAWR), inaugurated in the city of Buenos Aires on 29 August 1857, was the first railway built in Argentina and the start of the extensive rail network which was developed over the following years. The locomotive La Porteña, built by the British firm EB Wilson & Company in Leeds, was the first train to travel on this line.
Locomotive La Porteña, c. 1873
Invitation card to the opening of the line, 1857.
Del Parque was the main station, then demolished in 1889.
La Floresta (c. 1869) was the first terminus.