Tren a las Nubes

Tren a las Nubes
	The train during the first trip ; after its closure, April 2015
Overview
Service type	Heritage
Status	Active
Locale	Salta Province
First service	1948
Current operator(s)	Servicio Ferroviario Turístico Sociedad del Estado (Salta)
Former operator(s)	Ferrocarriles Argentinos; (1948–1991); Private companies (1991–2014); Sociedad del Estado SFTSE (2014–present);
Website	trenalasnubes.com.ar
Route
Termini	San Antonio de los Cobres; La Polvorilla Viaduct
Stops	20
Distance travelled	217 kilometres (130 mi)
Average journey time	8 hours (including rest stops)
Service frequency	Four times a week
Line(s) used	General Belgrano Railway C-14 branch
On-board services
Catering facilities	Yes
Technical
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Track owner(s)	Government of Argentina
Route map
Route map

The Tren a las Nubes (English: Train to the Clouds) is a tourist train service in Salta Province, Argentina. The service runs along the eastern part of the Salta–Antofagasta railway line of the Belgrano Railway (also known as the "C-14" line) that connects the Argentine Northwest with the border in the Andes mountain range, over 4,220 metres (13,850 ft) above mean sea level,^[5] the fifth highest railway in the world. Originally built for economic and social reasons, it is now primarily of interest to tourists as a heritage railway, though cheaper tickets are also available for locals to use the train as transport.^[6]

^ Cite error: The named reference reopening was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Historia on Tren a las Nubes website
^ "Route". Tren a las Nubes. Archived from the original on 9 November 2011.
^ Cite error: The named reference excursio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Salta recuperó el Tren a las Nubes" [Salta recovered the Train to the Clouds]. Diario El Sol (in Spanish). 7 April 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
^ "Vuelve el Tren a las Nubes con descuentos para los salteños" [The Train to the Clouds returns with discounts for Salta residents]. La Gaceta (in Spanish). 4 February 2015.