Bogotá – Belencito railway line

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Bogotá – Belencito
Estación de la Sabana in Bogotá, 2010
Estación de la Sabana in Bogotá, 2010
Route length: 257 km
Gauge : 914 mm ( English 3-foot track )
Legend
Route 2016
End station - start of the route
 35 + 871 El Corzo
Station, station
 5 Bogotá , Estación de la Sabana
Station, station
 34 La Caro
   
 Zipaquirá (53 km)
Station, station
 71 Sesquile
Station, station
 93 Chocontá
Station, station
 106 Villapinzón
Station, station
 135 Ventaquemada
Station, station
 184 Tunja
Station, station
 209 Tuta
Station, station
 231 Bonza
Station, station
 235 Paipa
Station, station
 239 Duitama
Station, station
 248 Tibanosa
Station, station
 256 Sogamoso
End station - end of the line
 257 Belencito

The Bogotá – Belencito Railway is a 257 km long narrow-gauge railway line from Bogotá to Belencito in Colombia with a gauge of 914 mm (3 feet ).

history

The Bogotá – Belencito railway line has been renovated since February 2014. Together with the renovation of the approximately 750 km long Chiriguaná – La Dorada railway line, a construction period of 18 to 24 months was planned for US $ 100 million. A much-discussed change of gauge to a standard gauge line with a gauge of 1435 mm was discarded due to the significantly higher costs.

In January 2016, the Colombian Infrastructure Agency ( Agencia Nacional de Infraestructura ) (ANI) started tendering for 720 million Pesos for the operation of the 257 km long route from Bogotá to Belencito. One of the most important applicants was Dracol Líneas Férreas , who had previously operated the narrow-gauge line with 80 employees under a contract that expired on February 28, 2016. In particular, cement was transported from Belencito to Bogotá, but also passenger traffic was carried out u. a. for students from Bogotá to the universities of Zipaquirá.

Since the previously used locomotives and wagons can no longer be repaired, new rail vehicles will be required. Holdtrade, the Latin American sales representative of the South African company Transnet Engineering, is one of the providers being considered for the procurement of new rail vehicles.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Proyectos Férreros p. 87.
  2. ^ A b c Colombian railway revival gets underway. Railway Gazette, February 10, 2014.

Coordinates: 4 ° 36 '29.4 "  N , 74 ° 4' 57.9"  W.