Rail transport in Bolivia

The Madeira-Mamoré Railroad runs in a 365 kilometres (227 mi) loop around the unnavigable section to Guajará-Mirim on the Mamoré River.

The government of Evo Morales has proposed a rail line uniting La Paz, Cochabamba, and Santa Cruz, connecting onwards to Brazil and the Pacific coast.

[2] The department of Cochabamba and the national government are contracting design studies in 2011 for regional trains to run on two routes: Cochabamba-Caluyo-Tarata-Cliza-Punata-Arani and Sipe Sipe-Vinto-Cochabamba-Sacaba-Chiñata.

In 2007 thieves had stolen 100 meters of Bolivian track overnight, and the morning freight had insufficient distance to stop.

Photo of the site shows locomotives 1021 and 951 remained upright, but extensive damage ensued.

Railways in Bolivia
━━━ Routes with passenger traffic
━━━ Routes in usable state
·········· Unusable or dismantled routes
Passenger trains in Bolivia
Vintage photo of Kitson– Meyer by Beyer Peacock for the Antofagasta - Bolivia Railroad Company
Current Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia dates back to 1873
In Bolivia the use of railbuses for passenger transport has always existed and it fits very