Railway stations in Bolivia
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Following is a list of railway stations in Bolivia, categorized by eastern and western networks. The eastern and western networks do not directly connect, except via a roundabout route through Argentina.
Many lines originally were 762mm gauge; some, but not all, have been converted to 1000mm gauge.
Maps
UN Map
Towns served by rail
West
Guaqui (3822m) - branch terminus and inland port
Viacha - junction
La Paz (3640m) - terminus and national administrative capital
Oruro, Bolivia (3710m) - junction
Cochabamba (2574m) - terminus
Potosí - branch
Sucre (2750m) - branch terminus and national constitutional capital
Uyuni (3670m) - junction for line to Chile
Tupiza
Villazón - border with Argentina
Arque
Open or Closed?
Uncia - branch terminus - mine
East
Trinidad (130m) - terminus
Loreto
Santa Rosa del Sara
Montero (292m)
Santa Cruz - junction for Trinidad and Puerto Suárez
Villamontes (439m)
Yacuiba- border with Argentina
San José de Chiquitos (304m)
Roboré
Santa Ana de Velasco
Puerto Suárez (117m) - border with Brazil
Corumbá
Proposed
Sucre (W)
(missing link)
Santa Cruz (E)
2013, September, design consultancy for Montero-Bulo Bulo railway
2010, October, Peru and Bolivia agreed to transfer land from Peru to Bolivia to provide Bolivia with access to the sea, to replace the lands stolen & lost in the War of the Pacific with Chile.
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