It was built by British capital following the neo-gothic Italian style en vogue at the time, with a characteristic clock tower.

[4] Most local and mid-distance train services were cancelled in 1977, and Rosario Central Station was shut down and left abandoned.

were demolished in 1993 as the avenue's construction progressed, and in 1997 the rails that led to the station were removed, thus making it practically impossible for it to be used again as a railway terminus.

The District Center, named Antonio Berni (honouring the local eponymous painter), serves an area of 20.37 km² with a population of 261,047.

[6][7] Another part of the former station, separated from the rest by a short bridge over a road tunnel, was turned into an educational/entertainment center for children called La Isla de los Inventos ("Invention Island").