La Calera railway station

La Calera railway station, also known as La Calera or just Calera, is a Chilean railway station administered by Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado and Ferronor located in the La Calera commune, Valparaíso Region. The station was inaugurated in 1861 as part of the branch line of the Valparaíso to Santiago railway, which was under construction at that time. From 1898 it gained greater relevance by becoming the terminal station of the Longitudinal Norte, where it served as an interchange between the northern railway section of the country and the railway between Santiago and Valparaíso, which in turn had a connection with the Longitudinal Sur. This position as a connection point between these two railway networks led La Calera to be considered one of the most important railway stations in the country during the 20th century. Due to the decline in freight and passenger transport at the end of the 20th century, the station was closed for passenger services in 1995. In 2014, the station was declared a National Historic Monument. Since the start of operations of the current Limache–Puerto train (formerly Metro Valparaíso), there has been social pressure to extend the service to La Calera. In 2019, the start of basic engineering studies for the project to extend the service to this station was announced, within the national plan "Chile sobre Rieles". The reopening of the station f

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