The Metrotrén (metrotrain) is a regional/suburban rail system running out of Santiago's Central Station to
the city of San Fernando, about 150km (93mi) to the south. The Metrotrén system has 16 stations and is
run by the EFE (Empresa de Ferrocarriles del Estado, the State Rail Company). The system was started in
October 1990 and currently has a ridership of about 7.5 to 8 million passengers a year with 94 trips daily.
Commuters may also access the Santiago metro (subway) from the Central Station.


Chile has a passenger rail system which also runs out of the Santiago Central Station all the way to the
southern city of Puerto Montt, but this is not the same as the Metrotrén and is not the subject of this thread.

The following pictures and text were provided by the Chilean forumer Caglieri, who's given me
permission to post it. All of the pictures are taken by him on the 1.5hr train trip he took in December 2006 to
Rengo, 110km (69mi) south of Santiago.

The orange line indicates the trip to Rengo pictured here. San Fernando is just to the south.
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Estación Central Alameda, Central Station on Santiago's main thoroughfare the Alameda
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v^ These stairs go down to the Estación Central station of Santiago's Metro (subway)
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Next two pictures show the exit towards Avenida Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins, otherwise known as
La Alameda, Santiago's "Main Street"
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UTS-444 Terrasur model
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UT-440 Metrotrén model
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Interior of the Metrotrén, train model UT-440
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San Bernardo Station
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Centuries-old San Bernardo Station, recently restored
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Landscapes during the trip, typical of Chile's Central Valley

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Graneros Station, taken from the train's interior
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Enjoying a comfortable journey
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Interior of the train car
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Rengo Station
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An old sign, which is still in use
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Ticket windows
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Exiting the station, by way of Avenida Bisquertt
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Rengo's Misiones Winery :cheers:
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Typical house of Chile's central zone
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And finally a picture of the train ticket :lol: ($1500 Chilean Pesos are about US$2.85)
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:applause: :applause: An incredible and interesting work!! caglieri is a first class forumer ... thanks to you, Iggui ,for bringing it to us!!

Great work Iggui!!

Thanks!

great work!

Thanks for this topic :)

here is one more:

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^^Nice infrastructure!
:okay:
Trains are Spanish, they are 2nd hand from the 80s and they have been completely refurbished.
:yes:
We still have some of them here in Spain!
;)

Thanks Bitxofo for the info! Yes those trains look quite cool actually.

Chile uses them for short-haul commuting only. There are also other types of trains for medium and long haul:

Medium haul:
http://www.ferrolatino.ch/FLBVot7-2Chile.jpg

http://members.fortunecity.com/chiletrainsim/index4.png

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/2250/d3c2fa842gz.jpg

Long haul:
http://www.geocities.com/trencocheschileext/viaje/images/tsrm.jpg

http://members.fortunecity.es/treneschilefotos/electricas/E269-01TerrasurTemucoNocturnoAntesDeSalirDeSantiago14Nov2004.jpg

http://members.fortunecity.es/treneschilefotos/electricas/E269-ViajandoHaciaTemucoEnKilometro412DeLaLinea27Mar2004.jpg



There are more trains in other cities and also subways, but that's another topic :)

cheers!

^^your 2nd, 5th, and 6th pictures are not loading :(

if i'm not mistaken the blue/gold trains are older and the orange are new, correct? Weren't the new orange trains originally built for Concepcion's Biotren and if so what's the Biotren using for rolling stock?

How fast are those trains?

How fast are those trains?

440 and 444: 140 km/h

440 and 444: 140 km/h

^^

gràcies per ajudar. :)

Chilean Railways



Total: 6,782 km

Chile's railways (except for a few dedicated industrial lines) are operated by the state owned company "Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado" (EFE), which completed a major investment programme in 2005.



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Nice!

It would be great to see the Chile - Argentina rail link re-established.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/200/483345770_2025355e2e_o_d.jpg

yes

What about regular rail services from Santiago to Puerto Montt or from Santiago to Valparaiso? Can we dream for some Northern line? Ate there any talks about High speed rail in Chile?

^^
All the pics above show former Spanish trains from Renfe.
Ex-class 440 and 444 EMUs from Renfe exactly, all more or less refurbished and sold to Chile.
You might recognize the only slightly 440 EMU from Renfe, now in a different livery.
The others are heavily refurbished and harder to recognize...
Hope they´re doping well, they´re not that new...
Seventies and eighties stuff.
There is also a pic of an ex-Arco Renfe coach (the TerraSur one).