Estación Pichilemu

Railway station in Pichilemu, Chile

Estación Pichilemu

Pichilemu railway station in 2013.

Alternative names| Ex Estación de Ferrocarriles
General information
Type| Railway station
Location| Pichilemu, Chile
Address| Aníbal Pinto avenue.
Coordinates| 34°23′08.42″S 72°00′09.30″W﻿ / ﻿34.3856722°S 72.0025833°W﻿ / -34.3856722; -72.0025833
Construction started| c. 1925
Owner| Municipality of Pichilemu
Technical details
Floor count| 1

Estación Pichilemu, also known as the Estación de Ferrocarriles de Pichilemu (Spanish: Railway station of Pichilemu) was a railway station in Pichilemu, Chile. It is a wood construction dated c. 1925,[1] located in front of the Petrel Lake, near Daniel Ortúzar Avenue (34°23′08.42″S 72°00′09.30″W﻿ / ﻿34.3856722°S 72.0025833°W﻿ / -34.3856722; -72.0025833). It remained in operation until the 1990s, and became a National Monument on September 16, 1994.[2] It has since become an arts and culture center, and tourism information office.[3] It exhibits decorative and practical objects from the 1920s, and features many old suits.

## History

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357 kilometres (222 mi) of railway line were constructed in the O'Higgins Region, but only 161 kilometres (100 mi) still exists.[4] The 119 kilometres (74 mi) San Fernando–Pichilemu section was constructed over a period of 57 years between 1869 and 1926.[1] Passenger services operated on the line until 1986 and freight services were operational until 1995.[4]

In 2006, the Peralillo–Pichilemu section was removed completely.[4][5][6]

## References

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1. ^ a b Antonio Saldías González (1990). Pichilemu: Mis fuentes de información (in Spanish). El Promoucae. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
2. ^ "Monumentos Nacionales de la VI Región" (in Spanish). VI.cl. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
3. ^ María José Muñoz (2007-02-24). "Atractivos de nuestra región. Hoy: Pichilemu" (in Spanish). El Rancahuaso. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
4. ^ a b c Benedicto González (2007-12-02). "Historia del ferrocarril San Fernando a Pichilemu" (in Spanish). PichilemuNews.cl. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
5. ^ Juan Cornejo Acuña & Juan Cornejo Torrealba (2007). Historia del Ferrocarril San Fernando a Pichilemu: 1869-2007 (in Spanish). Santiago.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
6. ^ "Historia del Ferrocarril San Fernando a Pichilemu" (in Spanish). De Colchagua. Retrieved 2009-12-05.

## External links

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* Media related to Estación Pichilemu at Wikimedia Commons

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Pichilemu

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* Notable people
* Villages

Government|

* City Hall
* Mayor
* City Council
* Public Safety Agency

National Monuments|

* Centro Cultural Agustín Ross
* Estación Pichilemu
* Parque Ross
* Zona Típica de Pichilemu:
* (Mirador
* Hotel Ross)

Schools|

* Charly's School
* Colegio de la Preciosa Sangre
* Escuela Digna Camilo Aguilar
* Liceo Agustín Ross Edwards

Mass media|

* Canal 3 Pichilemu
* El Expreso de la Costa
* Radio Atardecer
* Radio Entreolas
* Radio Somos Pichilemu
* Radio Isla
* Radio Corporación
* Defunct: (El Marino
* El Puerto
* Pichilemu)

Villages|

* Alto Colorado
* Alto Ramírez
* Barrancas
* Cáhuil
* Cardonal de Panilonco
* Ciruelos
* Cóguil
* El Maqui
* El Guindo
* Espinillo
* La Aguada
* La Palmilla
* La Plaza
* La Villa
* Larraín Alcalde
* Las Comillas
* Pañul
* Pueblo de Viudas
* Quebrada del Nuevo Reino
* Rodeillo
* San Antonio de Petrel
* Tanumé

See also|

* Earthquakes: (1985
* 2010)
* Elections
* Los Restos Indígenas de Pichilemu
* Punta de Lobos

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