Route itinerary – San Bernardo and Puente Alto to El Volcán

Km.

Altitude

Station or feature

Facilities, notes

0.???

Estacion San Bernardo

9.5 approx

Paradero Los Bajos de Mena

2 loops

12.438

Estacion Puente Alto (Pirque)

Wood store, luggage store, ticket office according to protocol.

13.001

713m

Estacion Puente Alto

Multi-purpose building 17.75 x 12.20 m with platform.
Engine shed 17.50 x 6 m.
Carriage sheds and well 50 x 6 m.
Pointsman's house.
Coal storage for 150 tonnes, 18 m long.
Wooden tank 8 cu m, well and pump.
Cottage in fair condition 19 x 4 m.

15.???

Bridge, 11 m, over San Bernardo channel.

21.???

Bridge, 8 m, over San Carlos channel.

21.912

786m

Paradero La Obra

9.???
Kitchen for PW squad.
Multi-purpose building 14.40 x 11.70 m with platform.
Pointsman's house 5.40 x 4.50 m.
Wooden tank.
Shack, storage shed for PW.
Shack, PW squad's kitchen 4 x 4 m.

25.740 - 26.280

Diversion to improve the crossing of the Estero Cañelo.

11.???

Private siding into quarry

For Señor Julio Vives B.

25.030

Private level crossing with cattle grids

25.958

843m

Estacion El Canelo

13.???
Multi-purpose building 17.75 x 12 m with platform.
Pointsman's cottage 5.40 x 4.50 m.

26.???

Bridge, 10 m over Estero El Cañelo.

28.420 - 28.900

Diversion to eliminate 5 retaining walls in La Laja cutting.

31.907

896m

Estacion El Manzano

Multi-purpose building 17.75 x 12 m.
Pointsman's cottage.
Passenger platform.
Intze tank 10 cu m including pump.
Hydraulic crane including pipework.

32.960 - 34.150

Diversion to eliminate two retaining walls and shorten the line.

??

Bridge, 30 m, over Río Colorado.

36.500 - 37.000

Diversion to eliminate diversion of highway and improve the access to Guayacan bridge.

39.000 - 39.500

Diversion to shorten route and reduce cuttings.

40.813

966m

Estacion San José

Building for office according to type.
Dwelling house for station master and store keeper.
Pointsman's house.
Passenger platform.
Store for metals.
Intze tank 10 cu m including pipework.
Hydraulic crane including pipework.

41.800 - 42.800

Diversion to remove large embankment and reservoir of 7000 cu m.

??

988m

Bridge, 20 m, over Río San José.

44.710

Camp. El Guayacan

Surfacemen's house.

45.920 - 46.220

Diversion to allow provision of Paradero El Toyo.

46.327

1010m

Paradero El Tollo / El Toyo

Surfacemen's house.

48.300

1023m

Estacion El Melocotón

Multi-purpose building.
Pointsman's cottage.
Passenger platform.
Pointsman's house.
Intze tank 10 cu m including pipework.
Hydraulic crane including pipework.
Turning triangle.

49.694

La Cachona bridge, 6m.

53.147

1102m

Estacion Cabeza de Ternera, later San Alfonso

Multi-purpose building 15 x 5.20 m with fence.
Passenger platform 50 m.
Pointsman's house.
Hut for WC.
Intze tank 10 cu m including pipework.
Hydraulic crane including pipework.

54.000

Surfacemen's house.

54.945

Estero Cabeza de Ternera

20m bridge

55.288
55.660

Level crossings over road

56.300-57.800
56.864

Variante del Tinoco
Campamento Las Lajas

Tunnel, 439m in total of which 388m bored and remainder constructed in masonry.
Shortened line by 193m.
Foundations for surfacemen's house.

57.416
57.800
57.978

Jaboncillo Uno via bridge of 7m.
Surfacemen's house
Jaboncillo Dos via culvert of 0.8m.

60.860

1191m / 1206m?

Paradero El Ingenio
 

Multi-purpose building 15 x 5.20 m with fence
Passenger platform 50m.
Pointsman's house
Store for metals
Hut for WC
Intze tank 10 cu m including pipework
Hydraulic crane including pipework

63.024

Bridge, 10m, over Estero San Gabriel

63.800

1258m

Estacion San Gabriel
 

Multi-purpose building 15 x 5.20 m with fence
Passenger platform 50m.
Pointsman's house
Store for metals
Hut for WC
Intze tank 10 cu m including pipework
Hydraulic crane including pipework

64.050

Level crossing

64.200

Siding for Empresa de Agua Potable, possibly a short term feature whilst water supplies works were undertaken.

65.500 - 67.000

1305m

Variante Yeso, with 3 span bridge over Río Yeso of 15m, 15m and 2m spans. Shortened line by 53m.

66.940

Surfacemen's house.

67.840
68.480

Level crossings

69.954

1330m

Bridge over Río Volcán of 3 x 15m. spans.

70.500

1342m

Paradero Los Queltehues

Building, office cum dwelling
Surfacemen's house, with own kitchen

72.000

El Cobre bridge, of 8m.

73.320

1405m

Estacion El Volcán
 

Or 72.200m.
Building, office and dwelling with fence Goods shed of 20 sq m
Passenger platform 50m.
Building for living quarters for train crew
Hut for WC
Pointsman's house
Store for metals
Engine shed for 2 engines
Turntable
Coal stack
Intze tank 10 cu m including pipework
Hydraulic crane including pipework