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Tren Solar de la Quebrada: Volcán ↔ Tilcara

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Tren Solar de la Quebrada: Volcán ↔ Tilcara

The Quebrada de Humahuaca Solar Train (Spanish: Tren Solar de la Quebrada de Humahuaca) is a 42 km (26.1 mi) regional tourist service that operates between the cities of Volcán and Tilcara in Jujuy Province, Argentina. The train service operates within the Quebrada de Humahuaca, a UNESCO World Herit

age Site since 2003 and uses the General Belgrano Railway's Ramal C that extends from Santa Fe and La Quiaca. This branch, if it worked in its entirely, would have an economic importance as it would connect the Argentine ports with the Bolivian railway network apart from the source of touristic income for Jujuy Province so it extends alongside the Quebrada de Humahuaca, reaching regional cities such as Volcán, Purmamarca, and Tilcara. The service, formerly operated by state-owned Ferrocarriles Argentinos, is operated by the Government of Jujuy Province, and is the first solar train in the Americas, and the second in the world after the Byron Bay Train. Originally scheduled to be inaugurated in December 2023, then in March 2024, the Government of Jujuy finally delayed the opening of the service, which was inaugurated in June 2024.

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