By the end of the era of British railways in Uruguay, CUR had a network of 1,665 km (1,035 mi) standard gauge, about half of the total within the country.
[4] In 1891, CUR's British and Uruguayan employees founded the Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club.
The Western Extension ran from San Jose to Mercedes, with a branch to the port of Colonia.
The Northern Extension continued the Central from Santa Izabel to Rivera on the Brazilian border.
The Eastern Extension started from a point on the Northeastern 32 km (20 mi) from Montevideo and ran to Melo, with a branch to Treinta y Tres.