Chile - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services
Introduction
Obscure services
Ferrocarril de Antofagasta (FCAB) CL1
It is reported that FCAB operate special trains three or four times a year from Antofagasta, Calama and Chuqicamata, for employees or their families. Any information about such services which may operate on any regular basis would be welcomed by the compilers. Reported: January 2012
[Chinchorro (Arica) - ] Poconchile - Central (FCALP) CL2
This 33km extension (Tren de Las Estrellas) of the approximately twice monthly Saturday tourist service from Arica runs only on a limited number of dates each year: see EFE Trenes de Chile's tourist train webpage. Report updated: October 2024
Concepción area excursions CL3
EFE Trenes de Chile operate occasional excursions in this area beyond the limits of the Biotren passenger services. These have included the freight branch from Concepción to Lirquén as far as Penco and beyond Coronel on the branch to Horcones with two trains to Colcura near Lota in January 2024 and one even further to Laraquete.
Sparse services
None known.
Deletions since last edition
None.
