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Ferrocarril Oeste

Ferrocarril Oeste: Construction begins: the first line, opened 29 Aug 1857 with the locomotive La Porteña, ran about 10 km from the Estación del Parque (where the Teatro Colón stands) to Floresta, via Almagro, Caballito and San José de Flores; it reached Ramos Mejía in 1858, Morón in 1859 and Moreno in 1860. and Line geometry: start -34.60109,-58.38319 (Estación del Parque, now Teatro Colón) → end -34.63369,-58.48079 (Floresta).† 1857: Construction begins: the first line, opened 29 Aug 1857 with the locomotive La Porteña, ran about 10 km from the Estación del Parque (where the Teatro Colón stands) to Floresta, via Almagro, Caballito and San José de Flores; it reached Ramos Mejía in 1858, Morón in 1859 and Moreno in 1860.†

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Open from August 29, 1857

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Construction begins: the first line, opened 29 Aug 1857 with the locomotive La Porteña, ran about 10 km from the Estación del Parque (where the Teatro Colón stands) to Floresta, via Almagro, Caballito and San José de Flores; it reached Ramos Mejía in 1858, Morón in 1859 and Moreno in 1860.Aug 29, 1857–Jan 1, 1860

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Line geometry: start -34.60109,-58.38319 (Estación del Parque, now Teatro Colón) → end -34.63369,-58.48079 (Floresta)

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Plaza Lavalle (former Estación del Parque), San Nicolás

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