Arica–La Paz railway

International railway line between Chile and Bolivia
Place railway_line Q2962328
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Arica–La Paz railway

Summary

Arica–La Paz railway is a railway line[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Arica–La Paz railway is located in Arica y Parinacota Region[3].
  • Arica–La Paz railway is located in La Paz Department[4].
  • Arica–La Paz railway is in the country of Chile[5].
  • Arica–La Paz railway is in the country of Bolivia[6].
  • Arica–La Paz railway's instance of is recorded as railway line[7].
  • Arica–La Paz railway's instance of is recorded as Trans-Andean railways[8].
  • Arica–La Paz railway is owned by Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado[9].
  • Arica–La Paz railway is operated by Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado[10].
  • Arica–La Paz railway's Commons category is recorded as Ferrocarril Arica-La Paz[11].
  • Arica–La Paz railway's track gauge is recorded as 1000 mm track gauge[12].
  • Arica–La Paz railway's date of official opening is recorded as 1913[13].
  • Arica–La Paz railway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+450'}[14].
  • Arica–La Paz railway's date of official closure is recorded as 2005[15].
  • Arica–La Paz railway's state of use is recorded as in partial operation[16].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Chile[5], a sovereign state[17], in Chile[18], founded in 1810[19] and Bolivia[6], a sovereign state[20], in Bolivia[21], founded in 1825[22]. Located in include Arica y Parinacota Region[3], a region of Chile[23], in Chile[24], founded in 2007[25] and La Paz Department[4], a department of Bolivia[26], in Bolivia[27].

Physical Characteristics

Arica–La Paz railway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+450'}[14].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway line[7] and Trans-Andean railways[8].

History and Context

Arica–La Paz railway is owned by Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado[9].

Why It Matters

Arica–La Paz railway ranks in the top 5% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado
    Track gauge 1000 mm track gauge
    Length {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+450'}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Arica y Parinacota Region, La Paz Department
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Ferrocarril-Arica-La-Paz.jpg, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261337|batch #261337]]"
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