TerraSur
| Tren Estación Central - Chillan | |
|---|---|
Tren Estación Central - Chillan in Chillán | |
| Overview | |
| Locale | Santiago, Ñuble |
| Termini | |
| Service | |
| Type | Inter-city rail |
| Operator(s) | Trenes Metropolitanos S.A. |
| Rolling stock | UTS-444 series (601-610) 6 SFB-500 series |
| History | |
| Opened | 2001 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 397.6 km (247.06 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | Overhead catenary |
| Operating speed | 160 km/h (99 mph) |
Tren Estación Central - Chillan (previously known as EFE Chillán or TerraSur) is a Chilean Inter-city rail service, opened in 2001 between Santiago and Chillán, on the Chilean Central Valley. It is operated by the Trenes Regionales Terra S.A., a subsidiary of the Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE). Covering almost 400 km in less than 5 hours, it is the fastest public transportation between the two cities.
Currently it is one of the only inter-city services that still operates in the country, (the other intercity rail service is the Alameda-Temuco train, a seasonal train) and is the fastest rail service in South America, with an operational speed reaching 160 km/h.
Since June 2012, TerraSur has two daily services on each direction, between Santiago and Chillán, increasing to three on Mondays.